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A Jeopardy! contestant accidentally gave Joel Embiid a new nickname
NBA 1 hour ago
The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the subject of the following Jeopardy! question on Tuesday: “Joel Embiid in 2019 won the trademark for this nickname of his that also describes the 76ers' strategy of improving the team.” Paul, the contestant who buzzed in immediately, confidently answered "What is 'Do a 180?'” The real answer is The Process, but Embiid was quick to embrace the new moniker.
Nicki Minaj's husband arrested for failure to register as a sex offender, TMZ reports
Celebrity This afternoon
Kenneth Perry, Nicki Minaj's husband, is in federal custody for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. His sex offender status stems from a 1995 first-degree attempted rape conviction.
US death toll climbs to 11 as California reports first fatality related to coronavirus
Coronavirus 4 hours ago
The US has reported at least 11 deaths related to COVID-19 as of Wednesday. The state of California reported its first fatality while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to six.
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Bernie Sanders provides an update on his campaign from Vermont amid Super Tuesday results
US election Earlier today
During his address, Sanders said he spoke on the phone with Elizabeth Warren, commented on Joe Biden being supported by the "corporate establishment" and acted surprised to learn Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race.
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CA reports first coronavirus death; L.A. County declares emergency
Los Angeles County declared a local emergency over the spreading COVID-19.
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Tottenham's Eric Dier climbs into the stands to confront a fan
Football This afternoon
Spurs midfielder Eric Dier came off the field and into the crowd where he got into an altercation with fans of his own club. Early accounts suggested Dier was responding to racist comments directed at a teammate, but José Mourinho later said that he believed Dier was defending his brother who was watching the match.
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Super Tuesday: Biden leads Sanders in projected primary victories, Bloomberg drops out
US election Earlier today
Former vice president Joe Biden has won 10 of the 14 states, including states such as Texas, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Senator Bernie Sanders came out on top in Colorado, Utah and his home state of Vermont and is projected to win the Democratic primary in California—the biggest prize of the night— according to The Associated Press. Meanwhile, Michael Bloomberg has suspended his campaign.
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Senator Chuck Schumer says judges will 'pay the price' as Supreme Court hears abortion case
US news This afternoon
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will “pay the price” if they take away "fundamental rights" as the Supreme Court hears a case about a Louisiana law that regulates abortion providers.
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Kim Kardashian visits the White House with four women granted clemency by President Trump
Celebrity This morning
Kim Kardashian made a visit to the White House to discuss criminal justice reform on Wednesday accompanied by Alice Johnson, Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron and Tynice Hall — four formerly incarcerated women who were granted clemency by President Trump.
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The Music Industry Reacts to Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to spread, and travel restrictions tighten, many music events have been canceled or postponed. Below, artists, labels and more react to the epidemic.
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Noose found on gunman’s locker at Coors facility years before shooting
Employees of the Molson Coors brewery say there's a long-held culture of racism, including the n-word scrawled in break rooms and bathrooms and nooses hung at the facility — one on the locker of an employee who killed five co-workers there last week.
Mike Bloomberg drops out of the Democratic presidential race
Politics This afternoon
In a statement, Bloomberg said he will endorse Joe Biden.
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Italy shuts down schools and bans fans from sporting events amid coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus This afternoon
The country, which has been hit the hardest by the spread of COVID-19 in Europe, will keep schools and universities closed for two weeks and prohibit spectators from sporting events for a month. The events will still be played, but there won't be anyone in the stands.
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One Texas voter had to wait nearly seven hours to cast his ballot on Super Tuesday
US election Earlier today
Hervis Rogers was forced to wait for almost seven hours to cast his vote at Texas Southern University on Super Tuesday, finally leaving the polling location well after midnight.
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Rachel Maddow and Shaun King spar over Super Tuesday reports
Politics Earlier today
After activist Shaun King accused journalist Rachel Maddow on Tuesday of reporting that “multiple ‘senior officials’ within the Democratic Party are interfering with the primaries to stop Bernie Sanders,” Maddow later clarified that she made no such assertion.
The Tom Brady free agency rumor mill is in full swing
NFL This afternoon
The closer it gets to free agency, the more fuel that gets added to the "Tom Brady is leaving New England" fire. Is San Francisco in play now? Can Dana White convince #12 to come to Vegas? Will Julian Edelman's bromance be enough to keep Brady in Boston, or will their former teammate get him Tennessee-bound?
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Alex Trebek gives a one-year update on his pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Celebrity This morning
The Jeopardy! host is defying the odds, sharing that the one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 18%. However, he explains that the journey has involved bouts of "great depression."
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Coronavirus: More than 94,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide, WHO says
World news This afternoon
The total number of global cases has reached 94,000 with more than 3,200 fatalities. The latest updates from around the world: 🇨🇳 Chinese scientists found coronavirus has two strands 🇰🇷 South Korea has reported 35 deaths 🇮🇹Italy has closed all schools until March 15 🇺🇸 The US has reported 11 deaths 🇺🇳 Information from WHO and health agencies 🗒️ Information from journalists, health experts, epidemiologists and more
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Johnny Boychuk gets 90 stitches after taking a skate blade to the face
NHL Earlier today
It's relatively good news following a scary moment on the ice Tuesday night that left Islanders player Johnny Boychuk bleeding profusely after an errant skate sliced open his face. Isles GM Lou Lamoriello said Boychuk is okay after receiving 90 stitches and plastic surgery to repair the cut. There is no current timetable for his return.
The Case Against Clearview AI
BuzzFeed News investigations have uncovered the company's practice of scraping social media photos and providing facial recognition software for police, the US government, the NBA and companies including Macy's and Kohls.