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New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is Found Guilty on Two Counts: Live Updates — Mr. Weinstein is guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. — RIGHT NOW Harvey Weinstein is guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. — Here's what you need to know:
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Associated Press:
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and could be sent to prison for decades, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.
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Wall Street Journal:
Weinstein Convicted of Third-Degree Rape and First-Degree Criminal Sexual Act — Hollywood producer found not guilty of predatory sexual assault and first-degree rape — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act but acquitted …
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Harvey Weinstein trial verdict: Guilty on two charges, acquitted on others, in New York sexual assault case
Harvey Weinstein trial verdict: Guilty on two charges, acquitted on others, in New York sexual assault case
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Bernie Sanders' disastrous answer on ‘60 Minutes’ — (CNN)Bernie Sanders, the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, was asked over the weekend how much his various plans would cost if implemented. He didn't know. … Here's the exchange between Sanders and Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes”:
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Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Bernie Sanders on being the Democratic frontrunner and taking on Donald Trump — Coming off his win in the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders talks about Michael Bloomberg, Donald Trump, Democratic socialism, and what he would do if elected president. — Bernie Sanders had an impressive win last night in the Nevada caucuses.
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Obama Didn't Just Help Create Trump, He Also Helped Create Bernie Sanders
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Sanders says 'it's unfair to simply say everything is bad' with Fidel Castro's Cuba
Sanders says 'it's unfair to simply say everything is bad' with Fidel Castro's Cuba
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Let's get to the memos. — 1. The Jessie Liu memo: Shortly before withdrawing the nomination of the former D.C. U.S. attorney for a top Treasury role, the president reviewed a memo on Liu's alleged misdeeds, according to a source with direct knowledge.
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA — She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who were celebrated in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures.” — They asked Katherine Johnson for the moon, and she gave it to them.
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Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in ‘Hidden Figures,’ dead at 101
Ben Conarck / Miami Herald:
A Miami man who flew to China worried he might have coronavirus. He may owe thousands — After returning to Miami last month from a work trip in China, Osmel Martinez Azcue found himself in a frightening position: he was developing flu-like symptoms, just as coronavirus was ravaging the country he had visited.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
No You Drop Out: Why Bernie's Rivals Are All Stubbornly Staying in the Race — The chatter started up again, stronger than ever, before caucus sites even opened across Nevada on Saturday. First it was in the form of whispers among campaign strategists and donors, and as the week wore …
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Tom Steyer Stirs More Debate Over Payments in South Carolina — Mr. Steyer, a billionaire running for president, rents his campaign headquarters in South Carolina from a daughter of the state's most powerful Democrat, Representative James Clyburn. — As he courts voters across South Carolina …
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BBC:
Taj Mahal: US President Donald Trump visits the ‘monument of love’ in Agra — US President Donald Trump is visiting the historic Taj Mahal in the northern Indian city of Agra. — This is the second stop in Mr Trump's 36-hour long trip, which is his first official visit to India.
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CNN:
‘I have never seen him eat a vegetable:’ Trump braces for a beef-free menu in India
‘I have never seen him eat a vegetable:’ Trump braces for a beef-free menu in India
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
India rolls out the MAGA carpet for Trump
India rolls out the MAGA carpet for Trump
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Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
Trump's new acting Director of National Intelligence conducted undisclosed work for Hungary's far-right government — An investigation by Responsible Statecraft has found that President Trump's newly installed acting Director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, knowingly provided …
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Daily Kos
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Making a Big Mistake — It has to do with respect. — The last four presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump — are four very different politicians. But they have one crucial similarity: They all tried to appeal to voters who weren't obvious supporters.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump — Donald Trump is trying to stop the publication of a book by his third national security adviser, John Bolton, but he will soon have to contend with a volume published by his second. — Lt Gen HR McMaster will publish Battlegrounds …
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Rolls Out $1.5 Trillion Plan For Free, Universal Child Care — It's the latest early childhood plan from a 2020 Democratic candidate — and it could be the biggest. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday rolled out a plan under which the federal government would make child care …
CNBC:
DOW PLUNGES 1,000 POINTS — Matrix's Katz: You want to buy into the dips and the coronavirus uncertainty — Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average losses reaching 1,000 points at midday. The number of coronavirus cases outside China surged …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus cases surge globally as Italy confirms fifth death; China delays National People's Congress — China's leaders on Monday postponed the biggest event on their political calendar, the National People's Congress, as the country's battle against the deadly coronavirus outbreak disrupts …
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Julia Belluz / Vox:
“We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic — Health experts say it's time to prepare for worldwide spread on all continents. — During the last two months, as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak spiraled into a global threat …
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Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:
Russian meddling is real — but Republicans have broader plans to ruin our elections — GOP doesn't want to hear about Russian interference, and is busy wrecking American elections at ground level — Ever since the 2016 election, the U.S. intelligence community has consistently claimed …
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Claims of Russian Election Meddling Are Still a Scam
Claims of Russian Election Meddling Are Still a Scam
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