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| Today we serve you with a classic news menu: |
| • | The serious: Coronavirus | | • | The political: New Hampshire primary | | • | And the why-do-we-care-but-we-do: A royal divorce | |
| It's Ashley with the news to know Tuesday. |
| But first, the latest viral trend "sweeping" the nation: The "Broom Challenge" came from a tweet that claimed NASA said Monday was the only day a broom could stand on its own because of Earth's gravitational pull. It works — but you can do it anytime. |
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China reports the most coronavirus deaths in one day: 103 |
| China reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll Tuesday, 103, pushing the death toll past 1,000 and providing a somber warning that the epidemic represents "a very grave threat to the rest of the world." The 103 deaths broke the daily record set one day earlier, when 97 deaths were reported. Here are the latest updates on the outbreak: |
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 | | Employees wear protective masks while carrying vegetables from trucks at a hospital on Feb. 10 in Wuhan, China. | | Getty Images, Getty Images | |
Who's ready for more voting fun? Welcome to New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primaries have arrived — just eight days after the sliiiight garbage fire that was the Iowa's Democratic caucuses (yes, we still don't know who won those). And now we wait as the nation parses the New Hampshire's results for any sign of who might emerge from the crowded field to be the Democratic nominee. Follow along with us on our liveblog for updates and results! |
 | | Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Feb. 10. | | JOSEPH PREZIOSO, AFP via Getty Images | |
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Royal divorce? British royalty can't catch a break |
| Can someone please let the Queen have a nice, quiet week or two? Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife Autumn are divorcing after 12 years of marriage. The couple said in a statement Tuesday that the separation was sad but amicable. The 42-year-old Phillips is the son of Princess Anne, the queen's only daughter, and will be the first of the queen's eight grandchildren to divorce. The news of Peter and Autumn's separation comes after a tumultuous few months for Britain's royal family: It was just last month that the queen's grandson Prince Harry and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, quit royal duties. |
 | | Peter and Autumn Phillips attend the third day of the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting June 20, 2019. Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife are divorcing after 12 years of marriage. | | Alastair Grant, AP | |
The jury won't be hearing from Harvey Weinstein |
| As movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's legal team rested his defense during his sex crimes trial on Tuesday, they announced he will not take the stand to defend himself. In criminal trials, a defendant is not required to take the stand to defend himself, and judges typically instruct juries not to hold it against defendants if they decide not to take the stand. Regardless, all 12 members of a jury must vote unanimously to convict or acquit. Weinstein has been charged with five sex crimes, including rape and predatory assault, involving two women in encounters dating back to 2006 and 2013. Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. |
 | | Harvey Weinstein arrives at court in New York on Feb. 7. | | Richard Drew, AP | |
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Roger Stone's sentencing is causing all sorts of chaos |
| Hours after President Donald Trump criticized the proposed prison sentence for his close ally Roger Stone, prosecutors backtracked, saying their original recommendation was too harsh. The unusual move was met with swift backlash, with Democrats calling for an investigation and accusing the Justice Department of allowing political considerations to outweigh the judgment of career prosecutors. By Tuesday afternoon, all four prosecutors who worked on Stone's case and prepared the sentencing recommendation had resigned. Stone, who's scheduled to be sentenced later this month, was found guilty in November of lying to Congress and obstructing the Russia investigation to protect Trump and his presidential campaign. |
 | | Roger Stone, former adviser to President Donald Trump, was accused of lying to Congress. | | Win McNamee, Getty Images | |
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