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Las Vegas Sun

The Nevada Democratic Party says it won’t be using the same app being blamed for delays in reporting the results of Monday night’s Democratic caucuses in Iowa.

Forbes

An AI-powered simulation run by a technology executive says that Coronavirus could infect as many as 2.5 billion people within 45 days and kill as many as 52.9 million of them. Fortunately, however, conditions of infection and detection are changing, which in turn changes incredibly important factors that the AI isn’t aware of.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

The Nevada Democratic Party said Tuesday it cut ties with the company behind the app used in Iowa's chaotic caucuses.

The Conversation

When a disease outbreak, or epidemic, crosses international boarders and spreads across a wide region, we public health professionals typically call it a pandemic. The term “pandemic” tells us that the outbreak is occurring in many places but says nothing about its severity.

Yahoo!

When a disease outbreak, or epidemic, crosses international boarders and spreads across a wide region, we public health professionals typically call it a pandemic. The term “pandemic” tells us that the outbreak is occurring in many places but says nothing about its severity.

Casino Connection

Sports betting has spread to states large and small. Florida is not one of them, despite hosting the Super Bowl in Miami last weekend, and planning to host it next year in Tampa. While discussions are ongoing in Tallahassee, when and if remain in question thanks to unique factors, chief among them, the Seminole tribe and Amendment 3.

East Asia Forum

On 11 January 2020, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a record-high number of votes and the majority of seats in Taiwan’s general election.

HAARETZ

The far-reaching effects of the coronavirus outbreak could reach the worlds of Jewish philanthropy and U.S. politics, with Sheldon Adelson’s casino empire the latest to be impacted by the contagion.