Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday extended Minnesota’s stay-at-home order until May 4, Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid, and TommieMedia won awards in two regional journalism contests. Production Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90 From a Distance.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.
Joe Biden’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination widened significantly, A federal court in Cincinnati will hear Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban legal arguments, and St. Thomas says normal operations will continue despite COVID-19 concerns. Ad/PR Representative Althea Larson has today’s News in :90.
Former Vice President Joe Biden won Minnesota, his seventh state on Super Tuesday. He also won Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Virginia as of 12:01 a.m. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker, Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe and Design Manager Reid Neeser have the story.
Political issues in the United States and Europe, such as immigration and international trade, have recently split the electorate into two sides. Columnist Gustavo Gutierrez-Nidasio argues that while this split might be ideological, the approach that both sides use, populism, is the same.
President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead a task force on coronavirus, Bernie Sanders is scheduled to make his third visit to Minnesota and the Minneapolis Teachers Union is opposing a sweeping plan to reshape the public school system. Videographer Song Johansen has today’s News in :90.
Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night and Derald Wong Sue of Columbia University presented a talk Tuesday on microaggressions at St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90.
President Trump expressed dissatisfaction against those who tried to remove him from office, Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January, and two pedestrians have been killed in separate crashes in Minnesota. Assignment Editor Jack Stanek has today’s News in :90.
Firefighters declare success after 12-hour battle with the Notre Dame Cathedral fire, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns, and St. Thomas Public Safety recover a holstered gun in a campus bathroom. Business Manager Amanda Strodtman has today’s News in :90.
New Zealand Prime Minister vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman, Bernie Sanders focuses his campaign on electability and the White House releases a long term economic forecast.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced his bid for the 2020 presidential race, 16 states have filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, 16 people were rescued and many more trapped in a SeaWorld ride Monday night, and a water main broke on St. Thomas’ South Campus Monday morning. Photo Editor Isa Tine has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota residents gathered by the hundreds to participate in the state’s second-ever caucus, including students from the University of St. Thomas.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, with the front-runners claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Clinton also carried Texas, the night’s biggest prize.
Hillary Clinton overcame a strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to win the Nevada Democratic caucuses Saturday.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.
