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Wednesday, February 12

Democratic presidential candidate former technology executive Andrew Yang walks onto the stage before the Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta.

Three candidates drop out of the Democratic race. Bernie Sanders takes New Hampshire. Kobe Bryant is laid to rest. It's Wednesday's news.

The Democratic presidential field is getting tighter. But can we talk about how tight the results were between Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg at last night's New Hampshire primary?

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Is it raining? Nope, just presidential hopefuls falling left and right

For the first time in almost a year, the Democratic presidential race is down to eight candidates. Three Democratic presidential candidates called it quits within hours of polls closing in New Hampshire on Tuesday, leaving the field with only one candidate of color and a solidified group of top contenders. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Michael Bennet ended their campaigns nearly an hour after most polls closed Tuesday. Wednesday morning, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick ended his campaign, The Democratic presidential field was once large and diverse. Now, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is of Samoan descent, is the only candidate of color left after Yang and Patrick dropped out.

Speaking of New Hampshire, Democrats voted Sanders MVP

Bernie Sanders took home the victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday, edging Pete Buttigieg in a closer-than-expected finish that leaves the race for the Democratic presidential nomination still muddled. Amy Klobuchar came in a surprising third. Unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire's Republican primary against minimal opposition.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, arrive at a primary night rally in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 11.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

What's life like at the epicenter of the coronavirus?

At first, it was a rumor, a cough, a canceled school luncheon. Since emerging in late December, the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 1,000 people – and U.S. health officials said Wednesday that it is too early to predict a foreseeable end to the crisis. For Americans living in or visiting Wuhan, the virus has brought a mix of fear, panic and boredom. They've had to battle a lack of information, government quarantines and cold, long flights. Over the course of six weeks since the virus emerged, four Americans told USA TODAY how the coronavirus outbreak unfolded in Wuhan and about their journey back to the USA and life in quarantine.

Workers arrange beds in a convention center converted into a temporary hospital in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 4. Chinese President Xi Jinping said, "We have launched a people's war of prevention of the epidemic."

What everyone's talking about

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Kobe Bryant and Gianna laid to rest

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were buried last week in Orange County at a private family service, according to the Los Angeles Times. The paper cited death certificates, which stated Bryant's burial took place Feb. 7. A public memorial for Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, and the seven other victims involved in the helicopter crash that took their lives is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center. As fans mourn the death of an NBA icon, authorities are in the early stages of investigating the crash and its potential causes – a process that could take several weeks.

In this Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) hugs his daughter Gianna on the court in warm-ups before first half NBA All-Star Game basketball action in Toronto. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and several others are dead after their helicopter went down in Southern California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Associated Press

Aliens: If you're reading this, Short List subscribers are good people

For the first time, scientists detected a radio signal from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away that repeats at regular intervals. The series of radio waves were detected about once an hour for four days, then stopped, only to start up again 12 days later. This cycle repeated every 16.35 days for more than a year, according to a new paper about the research. You're probably wondering: What the hell are sending us these things? Well, MIT ruined the fun: It's not likely to be aliens, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said in a statement, because the signals are a sign of energetic events that are on the extreme scale of the cosmos.

Real quick

•	A $202 million Mega Millions winning lottery ticket was sold in New Jersey.
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•	Robert Irwin, the 16-year-old son of the late zookeeper Steve Irwin, looks just like his dad in a new photo.
•	Pope Francis rejected a proposal to allow married men to become priests in the Amazon.
•	Some rare good news from the climate change front: Global carbon dioxide emissions stayed flat in 2019, despite a growing economy.

She's definitely a good dog 🐩

Siba, a majestic-looking standard poodle, got a fancy new chew toy Tuesday: the coveted Best in Show ribbon at the Westminster Dog Show. When asked how the poodle would like to celebrate her big win, her human said the demands are simple: Siba would like some chicken.

•	One dog picture really isn't enough: Funny photos from the show.
•	Don't forget, Short Listers have dogs, too. Check out these adorable pups.

Siba, a standard poodle, wins Best in Show during the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Adam Hunger, USA TODAY Sports

A break from the news

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