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Coronavirus Live Updates: Iran's Deputy Health Minister Tests Positive — An Italian doctor staying at a resort in the Canary Islands was also feared to have the virus. New outbreaks in Europe, Asia and the Middle East are renewing fears of a coming global pandemic.
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CDC Tells Americans to Start Readying for Outbreak: Virus Update — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak at home that could lead to significant disruptions of daily life. Congress was told that there's shortage …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Deputy Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus — Death toll from the virus rises to at least 15 in Iran with around 1,000 people being tested for the infection — The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Iran has risen to at least 15, the country's health ministry said …
Vox:
Bernie Sanders looks electable in surveys — but it could be a mirage — Sen. Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina Democratic Party's “First in the South” dinner on February 24, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — New research suggests Sanders would drive swing voters …
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Politico:
Bloomberg internal poll claims Bernie would sink downballot Dems — Bernie Sanders' nomination could drag down vulnerable House Democrats trying to hold onto their competitive districts, according to a new poll conducted for Mike Bloomberg's campaign that is circulating among members …
The State:
The State endorses Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina Democratic Party primary — The Democratic Party's presidential nominee will face a formidable general election opponent in Republican President Donald Trump, an incumbent armed with a strong economic record and a force of personality …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dems, Want to Defeat Trump? Form a Team of Rivals — You can win in a landslide. — If this election turns out to be just between a self-proclaimed socialist and an undiagnosed sociopath, we will be in a terrible, terrible place as a country. How do we prevent that? — That's all I am thinking about right now.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg vs. Amy Klobuchar: An Abridged History of Midwestern Iciness — As Ms. Klobuchar made her way through the 99 counties of Iowa, she was asked in a parking lot in Cresco by a few reporters about a recent poll that showed Mr. Buttigieg surging in Iowa. — Ms. Klobuchar was at first deferential.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Trump slams Sotomayor and Ginsburg, says they should recuse themselves from ‘Trump-related’ cases — President Trump went after Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a pair of tweets and at a news conference in India on Tuesday, days after Sotomayor issued …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases
Trump Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases dealing with his administration
Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases dealing with his administration
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Trump calls on Supreme Court's Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse from ‘anything having to do with Trump’
Trump calls on Supreme Court's Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse from ‘anything having to do with Trump’
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The Week
Politico:
Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection — Stock markets tumbled around the world. The number of coronavirus cases mushroomed in advanced nations like Italy, Japan and South Korea. And travel bans expanded as leaders confronted the nightmarish prospect of a spreading virus swallowing their nations.
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CNN:
Trump again considering Texas congressman to be intel chief after his candidacy floundered last year — (CNN)President Donald Trump is revisiting the idea of nominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence, two sources told CNN.
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Larry Kudlow says US has contained the coronavirus and the economy is holding up nicely — “We have contained this. I won't say [it's] airtight, but it's pretty close to airtight,” said Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council. — He added that, while the outbreak is a …
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Most Dangerous Destruction Yet — During the 2016 presidential campaign, many observers worried about what Donald Trump might do with the U.S. intelligence apparatus. These organizations kill people, after all, with scary flying robots. They have the ability to spy on huge numbers of people all over the world.
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Olivia Gazis / CBS News:
Intelligence agency pushes back on reports that it said Russia is actively aiding Trump
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Putin Would Hate President Bernie Sanders
Putin Would Hate President Bernie Sanders
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Joshua Caplan / Breitbart:
Brain Freeze: Joe Biden Says He's ‘Candidate for the United States Senate’ — Former Vice President Joe Biden made yet another gaffe Monday, saying in a South Carolina campaign speech that he is a “candidate for the United States Senate” and that people could “vote for the other Biden” …
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Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
I went to school in Cuba under Castro. Here's what it's like, Bernie Sanders — Look at the little girl in the picture. — In her serious demeanor, a front for fear — and in her story — you might find, Senator Bernie Sanders, some of the profundity lacking in your populist bid to become …
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Why Bernie Sanders's Praise of Fidel Castro Matters
Why Bernie Sanders's Praise of Fidel Castro Matters
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Sanders defends comments praising Castro's Cuba: ‘The truth is the truth’
Sanders defends comments praising Castro's Cuba: ‘The truth is the truth’
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New York Times:
New Delhi Streets Turn Into Battleground Between Hindus and Muslims — As President Trump tours India's capital, where at least 11 people have been killed in communal clashes that have upended a working-class neighborhood. — NEW DELHI — In one part of New Delhi, President Trump …
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Trump lies about everything from Ebola to Bernie Sanders in India press conference
Trump lies about everything from Ebola to Bernie Sanders in India press conference
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Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can Bernie Sanders really beat Trump? His pollster makes the case. — Now that Senator Bernie Sanders has become the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination, the Vermont independent's rivals — and many in the Democratic Party — are sounding loud, clanging alarms about his viability against President Trump.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
A socialist is likely to win the 2020 election. No, not Bernie Sanders.
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Iran says official who played down virus fears is infected — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who had urged the public not to overreact about its spread has tested positive for the illness himself, authorities said Tuesday …
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The Markup:
Suckers List: How Allstate's Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders — Insurers are supposed to price based on risk, but Allstate's algorithm put a thumb on the scale — Seven years ago, Allstate Corporation told Maryland regulators it was time to update its auto insurance rates.
Sarah Cascone / artnet News:
Rebekah Mercer, Billionaire Donor to Anti-Science Causes, Is Off the American Museum of Natural History's Board After Years of Protest — There had been widespread calls from museum curators and scientists for Mercer to step down. — More than two-dozen American Museum of Natural History curators called …
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The Daily Beast:
Elizabeth Warren Built an Unrivaled Ground Game. Here's Why it Failed. — “Oh God it's so sad,” said Sean Bagniewski, the chair of the Polk County Democrats. “There was a point this fall when all of us thought she basically had it in the bag.” — Elizabeth Warren started early.
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren's Looks, Pete's Sexuality on Private Twitter Account — The private Twitter account of a newly promoted campaign staffer indicates that at least some of Sen. Bernie Sanders' most toxic support is coming from inside the house. — During the most recent presidential …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, on concerns over NDAs: ‘Get over it’ — “Life has changed. I grew up in that world, it was a bro culture,” Taylor said. — Billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, has a message for those bothered …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: Ex-Prosecutor In Moldova Targeted By Grenell Dishes On New DNI — Before acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell entered government, he had a different career path: spin doctor, hired by a range of foreign clients. — Grenell embarked in 2016 on a public relations campaign …
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ARLnow.com:
BREAKING: Man Accused of Trying to Blow Up Car in Pentagon Parking Lot — (Updated at 1:50 p.m.) A 19-year-old man from Arkansas has been charged with trying to blow up a car in the Pentagon parking lot Monday morning. — The charges, announced Tuesday afternoon, follow …