Pete Buttigieg Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race
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The first openly gay major presidential candidate, Mr. Buttigieg rose to the primary’s top tier, but was unable to build a broad coalition of voters, and lost badly in South Carolina Saturday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Pete Buttigieg, the former small-city Indiana mayor and first openly gay major presidential candidate, said Sunday night he was dropping out of the Democratic race, following a crushing loss in the South Carolina primary where his poor performance with black Democrats signaled an inability to build a broad coalition of voters.

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Real Madrid Hop Lionel Messi, Barcelona Atop La Liga After Win in El Clasico
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Real Madrid have the advantage in the La Liga title race after Sunday’s Clasico, beating Barcelona 2-0 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Los Blancos took control after the break and finally grabbed the lead thanks to a great effort from Vinicius Jr. Barcelona had a few good looks in the first half but regressed during the second, and Mariano Diaz secured the win late.

Real take a one-point lead in the standings with the win.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average slides 357 points on coronavirus fears to cap worst week since 2008
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U.S. stocks gyrated Friday as fears escalated over the fast-spreading coronavirus, with Wall Street capping its worst week since the depths of the global financial crisis.

Stocks have erased $3.6 trillion in market value since eclipsing records last week, driven by mounting worries the deadly outbreak will further damage an already slowing global economy.

The fallout over the virus has shaved off more than 3,500 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week alone,

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Google celebrates Sir John Tenniel’s 200th birthday with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ inspired doodle
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Google’s latest doodle features a familiar cat and grin.

The tech giant is paying tribute to Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator behind the classic fictional characters of Lewis Carroll’s renowned novels, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” on his 200th birthday anniversary.

Tenniel, born in London in 1820, gained fame as an artist at the age of 16. He submitted his first body of work, an oil painting,

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‘Multiple Fatalities’ In Shooting At Molson Coors Brewing Headquarters In Milwaukee
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Updated 6:47 p.m. ET

Police are on the scene at the Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee after officials say a gunman opened fire on the campus Wednesday afternoon. Local officials say there are multiple fatalities but did not give a definitive figure.

“This remains an active scene,” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said at a late afternoon news conference. “There are multiple fatalities. We know that. The police department, the fire department have been working extensively.

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Real Madrid Vs. Man City Preview: Team News And Starting Lineups
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola referred to Real Madrid as the ‘kings of Europe’, while Real boss Zinedine Zidane said his opposite number is the best in the business.

Both head coaches were speaking ahead of one of the standout ties of the Champions League last 16 which sees the favourites to win the competition come up against its most successful club.

While taking his coaching badges in 2014 and 2015 Zidane visited a number of clubs to see how their coaches planned sessions,

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Antoine Griezmann Scores as Barcelona Draw 1-1 with Napoli in UCL Leg 1
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Ten-man Barcelona came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Napoli in the first leg of their 2019-20 UEFA Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

Dries Mertens put the hosts ahead with a brilliant strike in the first half at the Stadio San Paolo, but Antoine Griezmann’s goal early in the second half meant honours finished even.

Barca did, though, finish the game a man down when Arturo Vidal was sent off late on for two simultaneous yellow cards.

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CDC says Americans could see ‘severe disruptions’ with coronavirus, now that disease spread is ‘when’ not ‘if’
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MetroHealth nurse Nancy Malinak, left, places a 3M Health Care Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask 1870 on her face to make sure it fits properly during a mandatory Fit Test for the mask inside the MetroHealth Employee Clinic Feb. 19, 2020. Nurse Mary Molchan, right, administers the test. Medical employees are fitted for respirators each year as part of the hospital’s readiness efforts to prepare for possible cases of coronavirus and other infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

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Elusive rainbow snake spotted in Florida national forest for first time in 50 years, experts say
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A rare rainbow snake was spotted slithering through a Florida forest last week, marking the first time in 50 years the multicolored serpent has been seen in the area, experts said.

Tracey Cauthen stumbled upon the 4-foot rainbow snake (farancia erytrogramma) during a hike at Ocala National Forest in Marion County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) research institute wrote on Facebook.

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Pictures show the reptile’s iridescent blue-black scales with stripes of red and pink along its sides and yellow streaks closer to its belly.Cauthen’s find marked the first recorded sighting of the snake in Marion County since 1969,

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Google Docs Forms Abused by Phishers to Harvest Microsoft Credentials
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Security researchers detected several phishing campaigns that leveraged a Google Docs Form to target users’ Microsoft credentials.

Cofense observed that the phishing emails originated from a compromised email account with privileged access to financial services provider CIM Finance. By using CIM Finance’s website to host their phishing emails, the malicious actors ensured that their messages could bypass popular email security checks including DKIM and SPF.

The emails themselves masqueraded as notifications from the IT team informing recipients that they needed to “update their Office 365” if they wanted to prevent the suspension of their accounts.

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