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If the U.S. sanctions Venezuela, markets could be found for the roughly 500,000 barrels/day of Venezuelan crude oil now sent to America, Baker Institute fellow Francisco Monaldi tells S&PGlobal Platts.

"This new coronavirus is arising just at the time when all of China is going to be on the move [traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday]," says health policy fellow Peter Hotez. "There's a big risk factor that we could see significant levels of transmission. We'll see how it plays out." KHOU: http://bit.ly/38HqA95

As U.S. sanctions on Venezuela shrink export markets, “Washington wants more sanctions. Is Washington ready to act against PDVSA’s partners and customers?" asks energy fellow Francisco Monaldi, who forecasts Venezuela's output will fall this year at least at the same rate as the years preceding sanctions.

"It’s not a great first step as I see it for consumers," health policy center director Vivian Ho says of compliance to-date with a new federal mandate requiring U.S. hospitals to list online their prices for all health care services.

“By and large, [Beto O’Rourke is] a Democratic centrist; he’s not part of the party’s left wing,” fellow Mark Jones tells Mother Jones.