How HBO creates addicts - with CEO Richard Plepler

Today's Nevada caucus will foreshadow the future of American politics well beyond 2020.

Why it matters: The U.S. is in the midst of a demographic transformation, and the country's future looks a lot like Nevada's present. Today's results, in addition to shaping the 2020 race, will help tell us where politics is headed in a rapidly changing country.

The novel coronavirus continues to spread to more nations, and the U.S. reports a doubling of its confirmed cases to 34 — while noting those are mostly due to repatriated citizens, emphasizing there's no "community spread" yet in the U.S. Meanwhile, Italy reported its first virus-related death on Friday.

The big picture: COVID-19 has now killed at least 2,359 people and infected more than 77,000 others, mostly in mainland China. New countries to announce infections recently include Israel, Lebanon and Iran.

• Stat du jour: 😀 Satisfaction "with the way things are going" in U.S. hits 15-year high
• S&P 500: 3,373.23 (👇 12.92 — 0.38%)
• 1 2020 thing: 🤐 Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 NDAs
• 1 showbiz thing: ☕️Friends reunion coming to HBO MAX in May
• 1 biz thing: 😔Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion for opening fake accounts
• 1 sports thing: 👟 Another distance running record falls with high-tech Nikes

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