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Millions of Americans vote in Super Tuesday. Fourteen states and one US territory will participate in the largest single day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Follow National Public Radio for live results from Virginia to California.NPR

Google canceled its biggest event of the year. The Google I/O developers conference was scrapped “due to concerns around the coronavirus.” Facebook also canceled its developers’ conference last week, but so far Apple’s June event is still on.Tech Insider

NASA moves forward with flying cars. The orbital agency has hand-picked 17 companies for its Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge with the goal of having “piloted and unpiloted vehicles providing a variety of services around cities and in rural areas.”TechCrunch

Don't touch your face —or your investments, Our first pop-up newsletter following the global impacts of the novel coronavirus epidemic takes a look at the efficacy of the US Federal Reserve’s surprise interest rate cut, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and more.Quartz

Hand sanitizer shortages reveal a truth about global supply chains. Amazon is sold out of hand sanitizer and third-party retailers have no reason to lower prices, so now we're all stuck paying up to 20 times more than the sticker price.Quartz

The World Bank pledged a $12 billion aid package. The money will be disbursed as grants to the world’s poorest and most at-risk countries to help address public health issues and the economic impact from the epidemic.BBC News

This is the sneaker that's going to win the Olympics. Nike’s controversial distance-running shoes—the Vaporfly or Alphafly—are the overwhelming favorites for this year's Olympic runners. Even some sponsored by other companies chose Nikes and then tried to cover them up.Quartz

The US Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate and the market went down anyways. Rate cuts won’t fix public confidence or the real problems in the economy. What markets really need is for Trump to take coronavirus more seriously.Quartz

Robinhood joined the list of spectacular financial technology failures. For the second day in a row, the zero-fee equities platform from Silicon Valley is crashing —and some users are now threatening lawsuits.Quartz

10-year US Treasury bond yields fell below 1% for the first time ever. The Fed’s emergency rate cut seemed to accelerate an investor flight to safety that causes bond prices to climb and yields to fall to historic lows. This is what it looks like when Wall Street’s fear outpaces its greed.CNN

There are already more than 65 songs about coronavirus on Spotify. Some even have “Covid-19” in the title too. The most popular song, with 100,000 listens so far, is “La Cumbia Del Coronavirus” by Mister Cumbia which (helpfully!) includes lyrics about washing hands.Quartz

Indian politicians are peddling bizarre remedies for Covid-19. A legislator suggested that cow urine and cow dung would be effective disinfectants while one chief minister proposed that coronavirus could be prevented by overcoming mental stress.Quartz

ICE wants to use facial recognition to track anyone threatening it online. The US immigration law enforcement agency says 12 of its senior officials and more than 100 employees are currently being targeted—and they want to use facial recognition to crack down on threats.Quartz

An Irish duo won architecture’s top prize. Known for their work on academic institutions, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been awarded the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. It’s the first time since 2010 that the award has been given to a pair.Quartz

The hottest seat in Washington this week is at the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the court will hear a highly anticipated case about a Louisiana abortion law that will test conservative justices' commitment to precedent.Quartz

A signature Obama-era financial achievement is under threat. US president Donald Trump's most recent appointment to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, does not approve of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau —and now he can do something about it.Quartz

And Trump's other justice comes with his own set of issues. At times grumpy or preoccupied—but almost always sipping coffee—Neil Gorsuch is gunning for the title of most irreverent Supreme Court justice.Quartz

Psychedelic therapy has a sexual abuse problem. MDMA is about to be legalized as a medical drug, but the practise is risky for patients who are high and vulnerable. The treatment doesn’t have the same protections in place as mainstream therapy.Quartz

Higher ed has moved off-campus. From coding bootcamps in San Francisco to workshops in Amazon warehouses, non-traditional classrooms seem to offer a fast track to better employment. But, “the promise and peril for students are great,” writes Quartz reporter Michael J. Coren. This week’s field guide for members explains why. ✦Quartz

A Wall Street watchdog isn’t doing its job. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (Finra) BrokerCheck service makes it too difficult for users to asses financial advisors and misconduct claims, Quartz's Dan Kopf and Gwynn Guilford report.Quartz

Surprise! The latest oil company climate commitment calls for more drilling. One of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, Eni, has committed to cutting its emissions 80% by 2050—but first, it will increase development by 3.5% annually until 2025.Quartz

Forests might now cover a fifth of India. That number, higher than it was more than 30 years ago, might seem impressive. But some researchers have disputed the figures because of factors like rapid population growth and urbanization, and related pressure on natural habitats.Quartz

Hydrogen is so hot right now. A new plant in the Netherlands will turn wind power into renewable hydrogen (RH2), cutting seven megatons of CO2 annually. Elsewhere, renewed interest propelled stocks in the hydrogen economy after decades of disappointing results.Quartz

Uighurs are being used as forced labor in factories. New estimates by an Australian think tank found that some 80,000 were relocated from Xinjiang to elsewhere in China between 2017-2019. What’s more, their labor was used for at least 83 multinationals including Apple and Nike.Quartz

Researchers used machine learning to parse the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. Based on a new technique of computational language analysis, the poet and author’s words reveal the impact of success on his mental health, as well as potential clues to the nature of his death.Quartz

Hear one of the world’s weirdest musical instruments: The theremin. Skilled musicians don’t actually come into contact with the invention by Soviet scientist Léon Theremin, as hand movements create different audible frequencies. Encouraged by a cult following, its unique sounds have been heard across TV, film, and music after Theremin’s obscure and tragic life. Tune in with today’s Quartz Daily Obsession.Quartz