Evening Edition: Coronavirus infections predicted to skyrocket; first death outside China
first death outside China; White House advisers study potential economic fallout from coronavirus; One text message at a time, 12,000 volunteers bolster Bernie Sanders's bid for the White House; Trump's impending acquittal could have profound ramifications for future presidents; Inside the Senate trial: How McConnell and enough Republicans blocked witnesses; What to expect in the Chiefs-49ers matchup; The street fight for Iraq's future; London police: 2 injured, suspect killed in 'terrorist-related' stabbing; Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open title ; In 1868, the fate of Jefferson Davis's neck swung on Andrew Johnson's impeachment
There are almost 14,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China, with more than 300 dead. A new study says that as many as 75,815 people in Wuhan may have been infected. The World Health Organization reports roughly 130 confirmed cases of the virus in more than 20 countries outside of China and Taiwan.
Publicly, officials have downplayed the potential economic impact on the United States, with White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow saying it will probably only have "minimal" impact.
Sen. Mitt Romney, a near-lone GOP voice in seeking witnesses for the trial, was an outlier in a party bound to President Trump and unwilling to challenge him. That political reality helped Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hold his conference together.
Indicted on a charge of treason, the president of the Confederacy would have been hanged if convicted. Instead, it was Johnson who went on trial, not Davis.
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