Nov 25, 2018

U.S. suspends San Diego port of entry as migrants attempt to cross border

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has temporarily suspended pedestrian crossings in San Ysidro, a major port of entry between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, reports CNN.

Details: The U.S. has deployed helicopters and additional border personnel as more than 5,000 migrants have set up camp in Tijuana, with many hoping to apply for asylum after traveling through Mexico via caravan, per AP. Hundreds of migrants reportedly attempted to jump or breach the border fence Sunday, prompting agents to respond by firing tear gas.

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Coronavirus updates: CDC monitoring 4 presumptive positive cases in western U.S.

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, the CDC, and China's Health Ministry. Note: China numbers are for the mainland only and U.S. numbers include repatriated citizens.

State public health authorities are monitoring four new presumptive positive cases of the novel coronavirus as of late Friday evening, per the CDC. California is evaluating a second possible instance of community spread as Oregon announced its first possible case. Washington state has two presumptive cases, only one of which is likely travel-related.

The big picture: COVID-19 has killed more than 2,900 people and infected more than 85,000 others in over 60 countries and territories outside the epicenter in mainland China. The number of new cases reported outside China now exceed those inside the country.

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Felix Salmon

Don't panic

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The stock market is heading south with unprecedented velocity. Does that mean it's crashing? Are we in a recession? Is this a financial crisis?

No, no, and no.

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Stef W. Kight

Sanders' big socialism rebrand

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Bernie Sanders is trying to rebrand socialism in the U.S., but he'll have to overcome common fears about what the word means — fears the Trump campaign is watching and waiting to exploit.

Why it matters: Sanders may face a major challenge in convincing Americans in their 40s or older that there's a meaningful difference between what he supports, described as democratic socialism, and the authoritarian socialism that we've seen in regimes like Venezuela.

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