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Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax’ — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday night tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term, lumping it alongside impeachment and the Mueller investigation.
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Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats' ‘new hoax’ — President Trump says that Democrats are using the virulent coronavirus as a “hoax” to damage him and his administration. — “The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus,” he said from a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Washington Post:
Trump officials discuss tax cuts, other emergency measures in hopes of tackling coronavirus fallout — The proposals would do little to stop the virus's spread, but would aim to arrest economic fears — Trump administration officials are holding preliminary conversations about economic responses …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can't Make the Coronavirus Go Away? — Donald Trump has built his formidable career in public life atop one fundamental insight: What passes for reality in American society is far more malleable than most people are inclined to believe.
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David Siders / Politico:
Empty stadiums and no more selfie lines? Coronavirus becomes 2020 X-factor. — Fears of coronavirus are prompting soccer teams to play in empty stadiums in Italy. If the virus spreads, it's not hard to imagine the presidential campaign looking much the same.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
‘THE. Nina. Turner.’ Bernie Sanders's most visible and passionate surrogate is helping him connect with black voters
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump to stump in South Carolina before Democratic primary
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The Guardian:
Trump calls coronavirus criticism Democrats' ‘new hoax’ and links it to immigration
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Has Won Black Activists. She's Losing the Black Vote.
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Carl Goldman / Washington Post:
I have the coronavirus. So far, it isn't that bad. — My treatment has largely consisted of drinking gallons and gallons of Gatorade — I have the coronavirus. And it hasn't been that bad. — I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I've ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Unexplained Cases Reported in Oregon and California — Officials in both states raced to contact people who might have been exposed, and experts warned that the cases could indicate signs of spread within the United States. — RIGHT NOW Oregon officials …
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Washington Post:
A second case of coronavirus found through spread in California — California has a second case of community transmission of the coronavirus, a 65-year-old resident of Santa Clara County who has no known history of travel to countries hit hard by the outbreak, people familiar with the case said Friday.
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Deal With Taliban to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan — After more than a year of talks, the agreement lays out the beginning of the end of the United States' longest war. But many obstacles remain. — DOHA, Qatar — The United States signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
US to sign historic deal with Taliban, Trump announces, beginning end of US war in Afghanistan …
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Fedor Zarkhin / Oregonian:
Oregon coronavirus case shuts Lake Oswego elementary school — A Washington County adult is sick with the first presumptive case of the new coronavirus in the state, Oregon health officials said Friday. — The case needs to be confirmed by federal health officials.
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Click2Houston.com:
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio — Here's everything you need to know about the coronavirus in San Antonio — SAN ANTONIO - The number of evacuees infected with the novel coronavirus climbed to 11 on Friday, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify — An appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the House Judiciary Committee against President Trump's former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II. — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday …
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Bloomberg:
Singer's Elliott Seeks to Replace Twitter CEO Dorsey — Elliott has nominated four directors for Twitter's board — Hedge fund has had ‘constructive discussions’ with company — Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has taken a sizable stake in Twitter Inc. and plans to push …
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New York Times:
Right-Wing Media Says Virus Fears Were Whipped Up to Hurt Trump — Rush Limbaugh and Fox News pundits accused Democrats and journalists of “politicizing and actually weaponizing” an infectious disease. — The stock market is swooning. Consumers are stockpiling masks and antibacterial gels.
The Boston Globe:
Bernie Sanders goes for the campaign kill — Let's call Bernie Sanders latest campaign move exactly what it is:Shabby, Bernie, shabby.As he pursues the nomination of a party he hasn't even deigned to join over the long term, Sanders is coming to Elizabeth Warren's home state …
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Elizabeth Kim / Gothamist:
CDC's First Press Briefing Since Pence Took Charge Of Coronavirus Was Full Of Praise For Trump's Response — Employing a distinct shift in tone from a prior press briefing on Tuesday, a director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention praised President Donald Trump's containment strategy …
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Hilary Russ / Reuters:
Just one American with coronavirus still in hospital: Vice President Pence — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Of dozens of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, only one patient is still in the hospital, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday. — “In every case, people are being treated …
CNN:
Impersonator posing as Sanders campaign official attempted to arrange calls with Democratic candidates — (CNN)An impersonator posing as a Bernie Sanders campaign official contacted at least two other Democratic presidential campaigns in an attempt to arrange calls with their candidates.
HuffPost:
‘Anti-Greta’ Activist Naomi Seibt Praises White Nationalist At CPAC — Seibt, a darling of the climate science denial movement, said she is a “fan” of Stefan Molyneux, a racist vlogger who has endorsed white nationalism. — NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Naomi Seibt, the 19-year-old German …
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Chris Eggertsen / Billboard:
Flavor Flav Blasts Bernie Sanders LA Rally: ‘There Is No Public Enemy Without Flavor Flav’ — The rapper is accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of using his “likeness, image and trademarked clock in promotional materials” without his permission. — With Public Enemy slated …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Rep. Garamendi: NIH official canceled on five Sunday talk shows after Pence's office ‘took over’ — Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) on Friday said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was told to “stand down” and not appear on five Sunday morning talk shows to discuss the coronavirus.
Bud Kennedy / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
A paranoid militia infiltrating Texas police is bent on rebellion, ‘ready to rise up’ — A revolution-minded, conspiracy-bent militia group named the Oath Keepers is recruiting law officers in Hood County to take up arms in what the founder predicts will be a “bloody civil war” against the U.S. government.
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