Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Wednesday's Top Story [Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states]( [Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states]( Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. [Read More »]( Local News [Advocates urge paid sick leave as virus spreads in Texas]( [Advocates urge paid sick leave as virus spreads in Texas]( A yearslong dispute over Austin's mandated paid sick leave rule - on hold while it is being challenged in court - resurfaced Tuesday in connection with the coronavirus outbreak. [Read More »]( [Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI near Austin, authorities say]( [Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI near Austin, authorities say]( Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated just after midnight Tuesday, the Travis County sheriff's office said. [Read More »]( [Austin district bans domestic travel to states with growing coronavirus cases]( [Austin district bans domestic travel to states with growing coronavirus cases]( The Austin school district announced Tuesday night the suspension of all district-sponsored domestic travel to states where the new coronavirus is becoming widespread. [Read More »]( [Frisco man with COVID-19 gives coronavirus to wife, toddler]( [Frisco man with COVID-19 gives coronavirus to wife, toddler]( Two more people in Collin County, including a 3-year-old child, and another in Gregg County have tested positive for the new coronavirus, local health officials said Tuesday. [Read More »]( [UT cancels school-sponsored trips to France, Germany and Spain]( [UT cancels school-sponsored trips to France, Germany and Spain]( In the latest precaution against the novel coronavirus, the University of Texas on Tuesday announced it was suspending undergraduate university-sponsored student travel for spring break, Maymester (four week-trips in May) and summer programs to France, Germany and Spain. [Read More »]( Business [After SXSW called off, getting a rental refund can be confusing]( [After SXSW called off, getting a rental refund can be confusing]( As the owner of a small record label in North Carolina, Josh Higgins was looking forward to taking in music and promoting one of his artists at South by Southwest this year."Like many other people, we found the official SXSW hotels to be just too expensive, so we booked an Airbnb," said Higgins, owner of Refresh Records, an independent label in Charlotte, N.C.When he found out the city of Austin was canceling the festival because of coronavirus concerns, he and one of his artists [Read More »]( [Smithville native came home to serve community]( [Smithville native came home to serve community]( After 21 years with Travis County STAR Flight and more than 27 years of military service before retiring as chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army as a veteran of the Vietnam War and Desert Storm, Willy Culberson returned home to Bastrop County in December 2017, where his new home is two miles from where he was born and raised in Smithville."My desire when I moved back was to make a difference," said Culberson, who had been director of Aviation Operations for STAR Flight. [Read More »]( [Austin supply chain tech firm Overhaul raises $17.5 million]( [Austin supply chain tech firm Overhaul raises $17.5 million]( Austin-based Overhaul, a company that provides supply chain technology, said Tuesday it has raised $17.5 million to continue its growth. [Read More »]( [Dell encourages Austin-area employees to work from home]( [Dell encourages Austin-area employees to work from home]( Dell Technologies is encouraging its central Texas workforce to work from home until March 24 after an employees who was visiting from India tested positive for COVID-19 in his home country, according to an internal company memo obtained by the American-Statesman. [Read More »]( Sports [MotoGP s Grand Prix of the Americas postponed due to coronavirus outbreak]( [MotoGP’s Grand Prix of the Americas postponed due to coronavirus outbreak]( The MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, the annual Austin motorcycle race at Circuit of the Americas, has been postponed until Nov. 15, race officials announced on Tuesday. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Virus scare troubles many - as it should]( [Bohls: Virus scare troubles many - as it should]( While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction:1. [Read More »]( [Report: NBC Sports declines to discuss Monday Night Football Al Michaels trade with ESPN]( [Report: NBC Sports declines to discuss ‘Monday Night Football’ Al Michaels trade with ESPN]( Apparently there won't be a media trade after all. [Read More »]( [Photos: Central Texas track athletes compete at RRISD Invitational]( [Photos: Central Texas track athletes compete at RRISD Invitational]( As track and field season picks up steam, area athletes compete at the Round Rock Invitational Saturday at Round Rock High School [Read More »]( [Lake Travis girls secure District 25-6A title]( [Lake Travis girls secure District 25-6A title]( With two more wins last week, the Lake Travis girls soccer team secured the District 25-6A district title and its first district title as a Class 6A program. [Read More »]( Opinion [Prioritizing health and safety during virus scare]( [Prioritizing health and safety during virus scare]( As mayor, my top priority is the health and safety of our community. [Read More »]( [Opinion: The Afghan peace deal and its eerie parallels with Vietnam]( [Opinion: The Afghan peace deal and its eerie parallels with Vietnam]( Last month marked a potential turning point in America's 19-year war in Afghanistan. [Read More »]( Nation [National Guard sent into New York suburb to control virus]( [National Guard sent into New York suburb to control virus]( New York's governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight what is believed to be the nation's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases " one of the most dramatic actions yet to control the outbreak in the U.S. The move came as health authorities contended with alarming bunches of infections on both sides of the country and scattered cases in between. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US]( [Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US]( Alarming clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both coasts of the U.S. on Tuesday, with 70 cases now tied to a biotech conference in Boston and infections turning up at 10 nursing homes in hard-hit Washington state. [Read More »]( [Cruise ship struck by coronavirus pulls into California port]( [Cruise ship struck by coronavirus pulls into California port]( OAKLAND, Calif. [Read More »]( [As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic]( [As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic]( LONDON (AP) " As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic " a serious global outbreak. [Read More »]( [SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing]( [SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing]( CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " SpaceX launched another load of station supplies for NASA late Friday night and nailed its 50th rocket landing. [Read More »]( World [Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence]( [Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) " After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started, even though a deal signed by the United States and the Taliban calls for the release of up to 5,000 prisoners ahead of the much sought-after negotiations. [Read More »]( [Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 0.25% due to virus]( [Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 0.25% due to virus]( LONDON (AP) " The Bank of England has cut its key interest rate by 0.5 % to 0.25%, as an emergency measure in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. [Read More »]( [Italy passes 10,000 infections as clusters spur worry in US]( [Italy passes 10,000 infections as clusters spur worry in US]( ROME (AP) " Expanding clusters of the new coronavirus were eyed warily Wednesday as the outbreak upended daily life and reshaped everything from the United States presidential race to Pope Francis' travel. [Read More »]( [Virus spread puts UK s stiff upper lip under growing strain]( [Virus spread puts UK’s stiff upper lip under growing strain]( LONDON (AP) " Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on. [Read More »]( [Kremlin says Trump not coming to Moscow for Victory Day]( [Kremlin says Trump not coming to Moscow for Victory Day]( MOSCOW (AP) " U.S. President Donald Trump will not be coming to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the Kremlin said Tuesday. [Read More »]( Austin360 [All-female Latinapalooza show is still on]( [All-female Latinapalooza show is still on]( Latinapalooza, a popular day show featuring an all-Latina lineup, returns to the Continental Club next week despite the cancellation of South by Southwest. [Read More »]( [SXSW canceled; Alamo Drafthouse screening beloved films for $5 instead]( [SXSW canceled; Alamo Drafthouse screening beloved films for $5 instead]( The Alamo Drafthouse was gearing up for yet another very eventful and very busy South by Southwest, with screenings at its Ritz and South Lamar locations. [Read More »]( [Coachella postpones due to coronavirus and overlaps with ACL Fest]( [Coachella postpones due to coronavirus – and overlaps with ACL Fest]( The cancellation of South by Southwest has already caused a seismic shift in Austin's live music world. [Read More »]( [SXSW canceled: How the Paramount is filling its seats]( [SXSW canceled: How the Paramount is filling its seats]( When the city of Austin canceled South by Southwest on March 6, one week before the fest was supposed to start, Paramount Theatre president Jim Ritts did what anyone who suddenly had two empty venues to fill (including the Stateside Theatre) would do: He hit the phones. [Read More »]( [Texas Film Awards: Kaitlyn Dever, Michael Murphy cancel Austin travel plans]( [Texas Film Awards: Kaitlyn Dever, Michael Murphy cancel Austin travel plans]( While the 20th Texas Film Awards, the year's major fundraiser for the Austin Film Society, remains scheduled for March 12 at Austin Studios, the night will not quite be as star-studded. 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