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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump urges South Carolina Republicans to vote for Bernie Sanders — President Trump is urging Republicans to vote in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday for the weakest candidate — determining that is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. — Trump, hosting a rally in South Carolina on Friday night …
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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.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden gets a late burst of cash at a key moment — Joe Biden, who just days ago appeared at risk of losing the donors he relies on to power his campaign, is receiving a much-needed jolt of cash as he heads into the South Carolina primary. — Biden's campaign fundraising …
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Axios and Washington Post
Li Zhou / Vox:
Live results for the South Carolina Democratic primary — The state is critical for former Vice President Joe Biden. — The South Carolina primary will reveal which candidates can cut it with a key Democratic constituency — right before the race for delegates kicks into overdrive.
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
'We're the Base': Black Democrats in South Carolina Want to Send a Message
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Too much detail’: South Carolina holds firm for Biden despite rambling, graphic speeches
‘Too much detail’: South Carolina holds firm for Biden despite rambling, graphic speeches
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Washington Free Beacon and TheBlaze
Nu Wexler / New York Times:
Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?
Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?
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FiveThirtyEight
Politico:
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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Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Media Claims Trump Called Coronavirus A ‘Hoax.’ Here's What He Actually Said. — While speaking at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina, President Donald Trump brought up the coronavirus and Democrats' attempts to politicize the issue. — Trump called those attempts a new hoax …
Click2Houston.com:
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio
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Political Flare and The National Interest
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can't Make the Coronavirus Go Away?
Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can't Make the Coronavirus Go Away?
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Florida Politics and Political Flare
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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Washington Post:
U.S. signs peace deal with Taliban agreeing to full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
U.S. signs peace deal with Taliban agreeing to full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
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Mother Jones and New York Times
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago
The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago
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NPR
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders — Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say. So why do they desperately want to hear from them? — IOWA CITY — The people in the crowd were angry, and “Chapo Trap House” wanted them to stay that way.
Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing — More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Unexplained Cases Reported in Oregon and California
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Unexplained Cases Reported in Oregon and California
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COVID-19 Daily
Fedor Zarkhin / Oregonian:
Oregon coronavirus case shuts Lake Oswego elementary school
Oregon coronavirus case shuts Lake Oswego elementary school
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State of Oregon, UPI, Mediaite, New York Post and Education News
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - report — Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News — A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter …
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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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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump is ignoring the lessons of 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions, historian says — The first wave wasn't that bad. In the spring of 1918, a new strain of influenza hit military camps in Europe on both sides of World War I. Soldiers were affected, but not nearly as severely as they would be later.
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
CPAC exiles grapple with the new devotion to Trump — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In 2011, Rep. Joe Walsh was a tea party darling, a harsh critic of the Obama administration who brought the house down at the Conservative Political Action Conference. In 2020, he was at CPAC again …
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Raw Story
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
“Final decision rests with POTUS”: Newly Released Defense Department Emails Show Esper, Pompeo and Bolton Thought Ukraine Aid Should Have Continued — Senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and then-National Security …
Washington Post:
New NOAA Hurricane Dorian emails show how tenuous scientific credibility is in the Trump era — The documents come just as the CDC and NIH go to battle against coronavirus. — New emails released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show how much concern …
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 …
Justin Wingerter / Denver Post:
Mitt Romney receives standing ovation in Denver for impeachment vote — GOP senator, weeks after historic vote, talks democracy at DU — Three weeks after becoming the first U.S. senator in history to vote to convict a president of his own party, Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah stopped …
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Alex Marshall / New York Times:
Actors Walk Out After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France's Oscars — The director, who has a history of accusations of sexual assault, won for the film “J'accuse.” — LONDON — Roman Polanski, the film director who fled the United States in 1978 while awaiting sentencing …
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