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Israelis voted for the third time in a year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggles to win a fourth straight term in office.

African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.

NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to former State Department official Laurel Miller, now with the International Crisis Group, about the agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban.

On Super Tuesday, the field of Democratic presidential candidates narrows. The CDC confirms coronavirus cases in 12 states. And in Israel’s election, votes are still being counted.

WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000  CNN Live updates: Trump calls for Fed rate cut as U.S. coronavirus deaths rise; finance chiefs plot economic rescue  The Washington Post U.S. Coronavirus Infections Rise

WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000  CNN Live updates: Trump calls for Fed rate cut as U.S. coronavirus deaths rise; finance chiefs plot economic rescue  The Washington Post Coronavirus updates: U.S. preps

Maine passed a new law last year to increase childhood immunization rates. The law, not yet in effect, would forbid religious and philosophical exemptions — if it’s not repealed on Super Tuesday. (Image credit: Patty Wight/Maine Public Radio)