The COVID-19 disease is keeping more than 290 million kids home from school around the globe, as the latest U.S. death prompts another cruise ship quarantine. Source
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The War on Science
In the age of misinformation, evidence-based science is under fire. Private schools with questionable curriculums, public schools that sidestep scientific topics, and a growing abundance of conspiratorial YouTube videos are hindering our ability to separate scientific facts from beliefs or opinions. Yet as Adam Yamaguchi reports in this CBSN Originals documentary, educators are finding ways to fight back. Source
MLK’s son asks Alabama’s governor to block looming execution
“Killing this African American man … could produce an irreversible injustice” Martin Luther King III wrote to Kay Ivey about Nathaniel Woods Source
3/04: CBS Evening News
California reports first coronavirus death; Vermont basketball player makes a comeback after surviving deadly accident. Source
3/4/20: CBSN Evening News
Authorities announce coronavirus cluster in NYC; College basketball player makes inspiring debut Source
What’s next for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders after Super Tuesday?
Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday surge is injecting new life into a campaign that was struggling just weeks ago. CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan breaks down the results, and their impact on down-ballot races. Source
Michael Bloomberg ends presidential campaign, endorses Joe Biden
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential run one day after disappointing Super Tuesday results and endorsed Joe Biden. CBS campaign reporters Bo Erickson and Tim Perry joined CBSN to discuss the former vice president’s latest endorsement. Source
New White House questionnaire vets potential appointees
The questionnaire asks potential administration officials what part of “candidate Trump’s” campaign message appealed to them, and why. Source
3/4/20: Red and Blue
Bloomberg drops out as Biden and Sanders soar; Major congressional races in Alabama and Texas Source
Pentagon linguist exposed U.S. sources in Iraq, feds say
Mariam Thompson, 61, of Rochester, Minnesota, made her first appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington. Source