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China President Xi knew severity of coronavirus weeks before going public; 40 Americans on cruise ship infected |
| President Xi Jinping on Sunday published a timeline of his actions to combat the coronavirus racing through China, indicating Xi was aware of the outbreak's severity two weeks before revealing the information publicly . The timeline is part of a speech Xi gave to party leaders Feb. 3 that was published over the weekend in state media. "I issued demands during a Politburo Standing Committee meeting on Jan. 7 for work to contain the outbreak," Xi said in the speech. "On Jan. 20, I gave special instructions about the work to prevent and control the outbreak." |
| The latest revelation comes as a U.S. health official said at least 40 Americans on a cruise ship in Japan are infected with the deadly new virus. On Sunday, the U.S. began the process of evacuating American passengers under quarantine from the Diamond Princess ship. Those who tested positive would not be among the evacuees, an official said. |
| • | The global death toll has risen to 1,670 while the total confirmed cases closed in on 70,000. All but five of the deaths took place in mainland China, where more than 68,500 of the cases have been confirmed. | |
More than 1,100 ex-DOJ employees call for Attorney General Barr's resignation |
| More than 1,100 ex-employees of the Department of Justice signed a letter calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign Sunday, writing that his handling of the Roger Stone case "openly and repeatedly flouted" the principle of equal justice under the rule of law. The letter comes after a contentious week for the Justice Department, which already faces allegations of succumbing to political pressure from President Donald Trump. The ex-employees called current DOJ employees to "report future abuses" and acknowledged that "because we have little expectation" Barr will resign, "it falls to the Department's career officials to take appropriate action to uphold their oaths of office and defend nonpartisan, apolitical justice." |
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Iran: US 'maximum pressure' policy will not work, talks possible with conditions |
| Iran would be open to negotiate if the Trump administration returns to the Iranian nuclear deal and drops economic sanctions , President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday. The U.S. "maximum pressure" policy aimed at isolating the regime will not work, he said. Trump repeatedly railed against the deal on the election trail and, as president, pulled the U.S. out. Rouhani said Iran was forced to scale back its commitments to the nuclear deal after other parties in the agreement had to curb their involvement following the U.S. withdrawal. Thus, he said, Iran had to scale back its commitments. |
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Trump delivers the command to start the Daytona 500, opens 2020 NASCAR season |
| President Donald Trump participated in the ceremonial pre-race events at Sunday's Daytona 500, the biggest NASCAR race of the year, which also opens the 2020 season . Trump served as the race's grand marshal — only the fourth sitting president to do so for a race at Daytona International Speedway — giving what's commonly described as the most famous words in motor sports: "Gentlemen, start your engines." After fulfilling his grand marshal duties, the motorcade drove down pit road and around the iconic 2.5-mile race track. |
 | | President Donald Trump with First Lady Melania Trump stand for the national anthem before the Daytona 500. | | Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports | |
UK faces 'bomb cyclone' Storm Dennis, hundreds of flood warnings issued |
| Storm Dennis roared across Britain with high winds and heavy rains Sunday, prompting authorities to issue hundreds of flood warnings . The Met Office, Britain's meteorological service, predicted that up to 5½ inches of rain could fall in south Wales before gradually easing later Sunday. Although forecasters expect the worst of the rainfall to have passed by Sunday evening, the flood warnings could remain in place for longer. Hundreds of flights were cancelled due to the high winds while train services were repeatedly disrupted by flooding, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. |
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| This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. Contributing: Associated Press. |
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