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Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have both canceled their campaign rallies planned for Tuesday night in Ohio, due to concerns about the coronavirus. These cancellations are the first on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, as concerns about the outbreak mount.

Sanders’ campaign communications director Mike Casca said in a statement: “Out of concern for public health and safety, we are canceling tonight’s rally in Cleveland. We are heeding the public warnings from Ohio state officials, who have communicated concern about holding large, indoor events during the coronavirus outbreak.”

Kate Bedingfield, deputy manager for the Biden campaign, said in a statement: “In accordance with guidance from public officials and out of an abundance of caution, our rally in Cleveland, Ohio, tonight is cancelled.”

A debate scheduled for Sunday in Phoenix between Sanders and Biden is currently scheduled to proceed, but the Democratic National Committee and CNN, which is hosting the debate, have said they are in contact with local officials and will follow their guidance.

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden cancel election night rallies in Ohio over coronavirus concerns

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An appeals court has ruled that the Justice Department has to provide Congress with secret grand jury evidence from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. 

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of House Democrats who are suing to access redacted material from the Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election as they continue to investigate President Trump, upholding a lower court ruling.  Previously, Judge Beryl Howell ruled in October that the Department of Justice needed to hand over the grand jury material to Congress. Since then, President Trump was acquitted in the Senate’s impeachment trial.

Tuesday’s decision on the grand jury information ‘softens the blow’ for Democrats of the court recently deciding not to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before Congress. However, the ruling is ‘unlikely to be the final word’ on this issue, as it ‘can be appealed to the full court or to the Supreme Court.’ 

House Democrats can get secret Mueller information, appeals court rules

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The judges decided that the House Judiciary Committee can receive Mueller grand jury materials,…

03/10/2020 4:05 PM

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Monday’s trading session down more than 2,000 points – or 7.8% – amid Coronavirus fears and the steep sell-off in crude oil. The S&P 500 fell 6.63% and the Nasdaq slipped 7.29% by the time trading closed.

Markets plunged early in the trading session, forcing a temporary halt to trading. The 15-minute halt was caused by an automatic circuit breaker safety mechanism that kicked in to prevent a free fall after the S&P 500 plunged by more than 7% within minutes of markets opening.

Monday’s market plunge came after OPEC talks fizzled over the weekend and Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices, triggering a price war and sending U.S. crude oil prices plunging by more than 25% — fanning even more uncertainty among investors. Moody’s Investor Services also issued a revised economic outlook report Monday, warning that “global recession risks have risen” and “several unknowns make for a highly unpredictable environment.”

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to an unprecedented low of 0.408%, a possible signal that investors are expecting a recession. Among the worst performers Monday were Dow Inc (which fell more than 21%), Chevron Corp (which fell more than 15%) and Caterpillar Inc (which shed more than 14%). 

Dow Jones Plunges 2,014 Points, Pushing Down Footwear Stocks

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Collapsing oil prices and anxieties over the spreading coronavirus pushed the stock market to…

03/09/2020 5:22 PM