Desperate Measures To Contain Coronavirus; Biden Wins Big; Dalí Print Found In Thrift Store

Plus, how tall grass can mean big trouble for grasshoppers. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio on March 10.]( Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today. Joe Biden widened his lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination by winning four of six states on Big Tuesday. With a big delegate lead, he solidified his position as [the favorite for his party's nomination]( to face President Trump in November. Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment to allow President Vladimir Putin — already the country's longest-serving leader since Josef Stalin — [to extend his rule until 2036](. The Justice Department must give House lawmakers secret grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee has been [trying since last July]( to force the Justice Department to turn them over. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [A montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter's moons, set against a false-color Rosette Nebula with Earth's moon in the foreground.]( NASA Not long after Gustav Holst's The Planets premiered in 1918, it became a supernova hit. It still is. But it's important to remember the other incredible pieces that lie on the dark side of Holst's moon. NPR's classical producer Tom Huizenga makes the case for the classical music composer’s charming, danceable St. Paul's Suite. ([Listening time, 3:28]( or [read the story]( The coronavirus had already slowed down demand for oil when two major oil producers let a long-standing deal collapse this weekend. Now Saudi Arabia and Russia are locked in a price war. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with energy expert and author Dan Yergin about the international brinkmanship causing oil prices to plunge right now. ([Listening time, 4:04]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Coronavirus Crisis [Early symptoms of COVID-19 are much the same as those of the flu or a cold. ]( Guido Mieth/Getty Images As more coronavirus cases are reported, people experiencing symptoms may wonder, [do I have it]( Until testing becomes [more widely available]( most people may not get a definitive answer. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday created a "containment area" around the New York City suburb of New Rochelle. The National Guard has been called in to help with sanitizing public spaces and distributing meals to students of shuttered schools in an area that has quickly become [the state's largest coronavirus cluster](. How are the countries hit the hardest by coronavirus handling the outbreak that has infected more than 100,000 people and killed more than 4,000 others? Here's a look at what [nine nations with the most cases]( are doing to stop the spread. Coachella, the influential annual music festival in Indio, Calif. announced Tuesday that it has to move its dates from April to October. Coachella's sister event, the Stagecoach country music festival, is [also being postponed]( over coronavirus fears. --------------------------------------------------------------- History Lesson [Patients are treated at an Army ward in Kansas during the influenza epidemic of 1918. About 675,000 Americans died of the flu known as "la grippe."]( NYPL/Science Source/Getty Images When the Black Death wiped out ⅓ of the Earth’s population in the 14th century, it became the standard against which epidemics are still measured. Though the coronavirus is far less deadly than the bubonic plague, they share a few eerie things in common. Both originated in Asia and spread across continents, and both diseases hit Italy particularly strong. Boston member station WBUR takes a look at [the history of pandemics from the Black Death to AIDS](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [The wood engraving print is part of a series of 100 images illustrating The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alleghieri.]( WAVY TV - It's pretty much the thrift store dream. An inexpensive 1950s wood engraving print for sale at the Hotline Pink Thrift Shop in Kitty Hawk, N.C., turned out to be a work of art by [surrealist painter Salvador Dalí](. - Speaking of Dalí, Morning Edition poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander [created a unique poem]( based on one of the Spanish master’s paintings, Young Woman At A Window, and another painting, Heat Wave by Kadir Nelson. - An investigation by the LA Opera has found sexual harassment claims against Placido Domingo to be credible. [The singer resigned]( from the organization last year. - Taller grass can be trouble for grasshoppers, and [climate change is playing a role](. Suzette Lohmeyer contributed to today’s newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. 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