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Trump promises financial help 

President Donald Trump said Monday he will ask Congress to provide financial relief for workers and businesses hurt by coronavirus, as new cases were reported across the country and U.S. stocks suffered their worst drop since 2008.

Trump said he would be proposing "very major" and "very dramatic" measures but did not say specifically what they would be. He said his administration will meet Tuesday with House and Senate leaders to discuss a possible payroll tax cut and providing relief to hourly wage earners to ensure that they won't have to miss a paycheck.

Oh yeah, there are primaries on Tuesday 

Another Tuesday, another step closer to knowing who will be the Democratic nominee for president. Here is what to watch for

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are the top candidates in the Democratic primary with several hundred delegates after the first 19 contests. Tuesday brings a mini-version of last week's Super Tuesday, with six states – Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington – worth a combined 352 delegates.