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Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower amid fears the coronavirus will grow into a significant international health crisis. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Dow Falls Nearly 1,200 Points; Stocks Now In Correction Territory

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South Carolina's new voting machines mark a paper ballot with a bar code and the selected candidates' names. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption

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South Carolina Primary Voters Will Use Brand New Machines

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Wajatta is a sort of musical odd couple: John Tejada (left) is a meticulous electronic composer and Reggie Watts (right) improvises all his music. Their album, Don't Let Get You Down, is out now. The1point8/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'Art Shouldn't Be Painful': How Wajatta Combines Improvisation And Production

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Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer greets guests following a campaign stop at Nacho Hippo on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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If South Carolina Is Joe Biden's Firewall, Tom Steyer Wants To Breach It

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In her StoryCorps interview in September 2018, Olivia Hooker talked about her experience as the first black woman to enter the Coast Guard. Afi Yellow-Duke/StoryCorps hide caption

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Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History's Worst Race Riots

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