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Supporters hold up a poster during a campaign rally for Bernie Sanders on Feb. 14, 2016, in Las Vegas.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)
South Carolina holds its Republican<span style="color: Red;">*</span>primary and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nevada holds its Democratic caucuses
Saturday will be a critical day for the presidential nomination campaigns in both parties, but in two different states: South Carolina<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Nevada.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>If Donald Trump wins South Carolina's Republican primary by less than 10%, it'll be a shocker.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Most eyes will be on how Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson finish.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Meanwhile, in Nevada, it's Bernie Sanders vs. Hillary Clinton in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Democratic caucuses.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If Clinton loses, it would be the third and perhaps most striking sign yet that her path to the nomination is anything but a lock.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is lashing out against his rivals, and again floating a potential third-party run in the lead-up to South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary. AP
1.2 million Walmart workers to get pay raise
Most Walmart employees in the U.S. will get a raise Saturday, in line with Walmart's promise to bring its minimum hourly wage up to $10 this year.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The increase comes after facing years of pressure to increase pay.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Entry-level workers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will make at least $10 an hour after completing about six months of training. The average full-time hourly wage will become $13.38.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Walmart<span style="color: Red;">*</span>recently<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said they will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>close 269 stores globally, affecting roughly 16,000 associates, some 10,000 in the U.S.
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Walmart announced it is closing 269 stores worldwide. Here are five things you need to know about the company. Ryan Connelly Holmes, USA TODAY
Final goodbye to Justice Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral will be held Saturday morning in Washington.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>There will be a private burial following the funeral Mass — although the location remains unknown.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Many of Washington’s top officials, including President Obama and first lady<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Michelle Obama, paid their respects<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at the court Friday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Vice President Biden is expected to attend Saturday's funeral.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Scalia’s sudden death last Saturday at a ranch in Texas<span style="color: Red;">*</span>complicated an already tumultuous election year. The White House says<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama will begin vetting specific candidates over the weekend as he prepares to nominate a candidate for the vacancy.
Samsung phone, China, Facebook are big deals at Mobile World Congress
Samsung could<span style="color: Red;">*</span>set the tone Sunday for the Mobile World Congress<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Barcelona if they reveal the Galaxy S7 smartphone and S7 edge as rumored. The reveal will be the highest-profile unveiling at the mobile industry’s signature global confab, which officially begins Monday. Two thousand<span style="color: Red;">*</span>companies will exhibit, and the Chinese companies in particular bear watching<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to see if any will make major inroads into the U.S. market. Other obvious topics of conversation:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Apple's dog fight<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with the U.S. government, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook's thwarted attempts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at offering free Internet in India. Follow USA TODAY's Ed Baig (@edbaig) for the latest updates.
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Mobile World Congress hits this weekend as 95,000 visitors descent upon the Fira Gran Via conference facility in Barcelona, Spain for what has become the mobile industry’s signature global confab. USA TODAY
Daytona 500 marks start of NASCAR season
Forty drivers will pack the 2.5-mile speedway Sunday for the 58th running of the Daytona 500 — perhaps one of the most iconic auto races in NASCAR. The race will air live at 1 p.m. ET on Fox and marks the start of the 2016 NASCAR season. Rookie Chase Elliott will sport recently-retired Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet and the race’s starting pole position, while Gordon will commentate the race from the sidelines.
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Contributing: Associated Press
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