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For the first time in almost a year, the Democratic presidential race is down to eight candidates. Three Democratic presidential candidates called it quits within hours of polls closing in New Hampshire on Tuesday, leaving the field with only one candidate of color and a solidified group of top contenders. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Michael Bennetended their campaigns nearly an hour after most polls closed Tuesday. Wednesday morning, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick ended his campaign, The Democratic presidential field was once large and diverse. Now, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is of Samoan descent, is the only candidate of color left after Yang and Patrick dropped out.

Bernie Sanders took home the victory in New Hampshires Democratic primary Tuesday, edging Pete Buttigieg in a closer-than-expected finish that leaves the race for the Democratic presidential nomination still muddled.Amy Klobuchar came in a surprising third.Unsurprisingly,President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshires Republican primary against minimal opposition.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, arrive at a primary night rally in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 11.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)

Atfirst, it was a rumor,a cough,a canceled school luncheon. Since emerging in late December, the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, has killedmore than 1,000 people and U.S. health officials said Wednesday that it is too early to predict a foreseeable end to the crisis.For Americans living in or visitingWuhan, the virus has brought amix of fear, panic and boredom. They've had to battle a lack of information, government quarantines and cold, long flights. Over the course of six weeks since the virus emerged, four Americans told USA TODAY how the coronavirus outbreak unfolded in Wuhan andabout their journey back to the USAand life in quarantine.

Workers arrange beds in a convention center converted into a temporary hospital in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 4. Chinese President Xi Jinping said, "We have launched a people's war of prevention of the epidemic."(Photo: AP)

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were buried last week in Orange County at a private family service,according to the Los Angeles Times. The paper cited death certificates, which stated Bryant's burial took place Feb. 7.Apublic memorial for Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, and the seven other victims involved in the helicopter crash that took their lives is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center.As fansmournthe death of an NBA icon, authorities are in the early stages of investigating the crash and its potential causes a process that could take several weeks.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash.(Photo: The Associated Press)

For the first time, scientists detected a radio signal from a galaxy about500 million light-years away that repeatsat regular intervals. The series of radio waves were detected about once an hour for four days,then stopped,only to start up again 12 days later.This cycle repeated every 16.35 days for more than a year, according to anew paper about the research.Youre probably wondering: What the hell are sending us these things? Well,MIT ruined the fun: It's not likely to be aliens, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said in a statement, because the signals are a sign of energetic events that are on the extreme scale of the cosmos.

Siba, a majestic-looking standard poodle,got a fancy new chew toy Tuesday: the coveted Best in Show ribbon at the Westminster Dog Show. When asked how the poodle would like to celebrate her big win, her humansaid the demands are simple: Siba would like some chicken.

Siba, a standard poodle, wins Best in Show during the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.(Photo: Adam Hunger, USA TODAY Sports)

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