Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. will bar from entry foreign nationals who have traveled to Iran in the past 14 days and advised people against travel to areas in Italy and South Korea affected by the virus. A man with underlying health conditions died in the state of Washington.816
South Korea reported more than 800 new coronavirus cases as China said it crossed a key threshold in its fight against the deadly disease.
U.S. stocks were at record levels just last week, seemingly unaffected by fears that the coronavirus could dent the global economy. Then reality took hold.626
Elliott Management has nominated four directors to the board at Twitter, setting the stage for a potential showdown between the most activist hedge fund and the influential social-media company.
Former Vice President Joe Biden delivers a victory speech in South Carolina.
The results, projected by AP, could help former Vice President Joe Biden convince voters that he is the moderate Democrat best positioned to slow Bernie Sanders’s rise and to face President Trump in November.500
The U.S. and the Taliban signed a historic deal meant to end America’s longest war and pave the way for Afghan factions to bring 18 years of costly fighting in their country to an end. President Trump says he will meet personally with Taliban leaders soon.322
OBITUARIES
Joe Coulombe, whose Trader Joe’s stores introduced U.S. shoppers to an array of once-exotic foods, died Friday at 89 years of age.40
Life & Arts
In Ashbourne, England, thousands of residents join in an annual match that has defined the town for centuries.
The Swiss know cold-weather cooking. Exhibit A: rösti, the world’s most comforting potato pancake and a masterpiece of simplicity.
Personal Technology: Review
The $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra goes on sale March 6 with a camera with unprecedented zoom. We got a private eye to help us test it.31
These noise-canceling cans let you tune out racket and tune into an evening of solo TV.
Obituaries
Katherine Johnson, a schoolteacher and mom, grabbed a chance to work as a mathematician in the U.S. space program. She overcame barriers to women and blacks partly by ignoring them.38
Diplomat’s documentation of the military’s human-rights abuses helped steer Carter administration policy toward Argentina in the 1970s and later to convict high-ranking Argentine officials.
Lawrence Tesler discovered computers as a high-school student in the early 1960s. He devoted his career to making them easier to use.19
World
Opposition lawmakers from across the political spectrum denounced the move, accusing the president’s government of using the coronavirus health crisis as cover to quash democratic debate.44
Business & Finance
The Captain Class
Before this week, he had seemed congenitally unable to quit. Was it the neurochemical pleasure of the pursuit?15
The EPA and Transportation Department are clashing over the underlying rationale for the new regulations, which are aimed at reducing requirements set under the Obama administration.
U.S.
The two billionaires coexisted for years in New York City, trading pleasantries in public and keeping ill feelings private. With Michael Bloomberg set to face voters for the first time Tuesday, it’s “Mini Mike” vs. “Carnival Barking Clown.”420
Mortgage lenders often offer help to borrowers after a hurricane or other natural disaster, but mortgage-forbearance programs can end up hurting homeowners.
The top Republicans in the state’s U.S. Senate primary are competing to show their fealty to President Trump.9
Maine residents heading to the polls on Super Tuesday will decide whether to override a new law that eliminates nonmedical vaccine exemptions for children.67
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