memeorandum: 3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to return home (Paige Fry/Chicago Tribune)

3:30 PM ET, March 1, 2020

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina — The two states award a combined 338 delegates on Super Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he's essentially tied …

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Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:

Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary — Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) on Sunday endorsed former vice president Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, changing her decision to stay neutral in the race two days before the Virginia primary on Super Tuesday.

Politico:

Biden's surprise ray of hope in California — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite Joe Biden's weak polling in California, there's a silver lining emerging for him in the biggest delegate prize on the board this week. — Biden's weakness after a distant second finish in Nevada could have compelled Californians …

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Washington Post:
Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary

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Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles

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NBC News:
Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race

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Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA: Biden's Pyrrhic victory

Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The resurrection of Joe Biden

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count

Discussion: Vox

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Biden's alive. In a survival contest, will that be enough?

Discussion: ABC News and MSNBC

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders

Discussion: Politico, Outside the Beltway and New York Times

ABC News:
Joe Biden says he's feeling good following his win in South Carolina

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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast: It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states

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NBC News:
Live Blog / South Carolina primary live updates: NBC projects Biden wins

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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Biden southern win could set up regional showdown with Bernie

Discussion: Twitchy

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February

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Washington Post:

Live updates: Coronavirus was probably spreading for six weeks in Washington state, study says; first deaths confirmed in U.S., Australia and Thailand — The novel coronavirus has probably been spreading undetected for about six weeks in Washington state, where the first U.S. death was reported this weekend.

Wall Street Journal:

Coronavirus Spreads in U.S., as Rhode Island Confirms State's First Case — The Rhode Island patient, the 25th confirmed local case in the U.S., is a person in their 40s who had traveled to Italy in mid-February — Rhode Island health officials confirmed the state's first case of coronavirus on Sunday …

Hannah Beech / New York Times:

He Drove Her to the Hospital. She Gave Him the Coronavirus. — Taxi and bus drivers are on the forefront of the spread of the coronavirus in Asia, even as a tourism downturn hurts their business. — BANGKOK — The Chinese woman hailed the cab and said she wanted to go to the hospital.

New York Times:

Coronavirus May Have Spread in U.S. for Weeks, Gene Sequencing Suggests — Two cases detected weeks apart in Washington State had genetic links, suggesting that many more people in the area may be infected. — Researchers who have examined the genomes of two coronavirus infections …

Discussion: Breitbart

Neil Irwin / New York Times: Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain

The Times of Israel:

Netanyahu aide in leaked recording: ‘Hate is what unites our camp’ — Natan Eshel heard saying negative campaigning works well with ‘non-Ashkenazi’ voters and that the ‘animal’ Miri Regev is particularly effective at it — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aide Natan Eshel said that …

Matthew Choi / Politico:
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu

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The Times of Israel:
Israel's UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an ‘ignorant fool’

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The Guardian:

Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die — When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation of the viral outbreak by Trump opponents …

Discussion: CNN, HuffPost and The Daily Beast

Washington Post:
Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis

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David Cohen / Politico:
Pence: It's OK for local schools to shut down over the coronavirus

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, One America News Network and Vox

Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:

HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago — EXCLUSIVE: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that a new case of the coronavirus appeared in Chicago overnight, marking the latest spread of the outbreak in the United States.

Discussion: Politico, One America News Network, fox8.com and The Hill

Paige Fry / Chicago Tribune:
3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to return home

Discussion: Breitbart

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
HHS Secretary Azar criticizes politicization of novel coronavirus: 'It's unnecessary'

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill

Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:

Miranda's rebellion — The reckonings of one of the South's white suburban women, whose loyalty is key to whether Trump is reelected — It was Sunday, the day that Miranda Murphey always took long hikes in the woods with her best friend. She looked forward to them …

Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

Is This Coronavirus ‘the Big One’? — For decades, experts' warnings to prepare have gone unheeded. — Alice Wolowitz, a student nurse, began her shift at a hospital one morning in Philadelphia. She fell sick during the shift, rapidly declined and was dead that night.

Todd Frankel / Washington Post:

Coronavirus rumors and chaos in Alabama point to big problems as U.S. seeks to contain virus — Rumor mill, lack of communication by federal officials undermines trust in plan to relocate quarantined patients — ANNISTON, Ala. — Not long before local leaders decided, in the words of one of them …

Tristan Cork / bristolpost:

The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol — By grown men, many who appear to have children of their own — When teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced she would be coming to Bristol more than a week ago, it created a huge buzz in the city.

Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:

Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid …

Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China

Discussion: One America News Network

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it — Among the many outlandish statements President Trump has made since taking office, one in particular stands out for me. — Speaking in Kansas City, Mo., in the summer of 2018 …

Bonchie / Redstate:

Report: Two of CNN's Most Self-Righteous ‘Journalists’ Partied With Katie Hill After Covering for Her — Is this a conflict of interest, because it sort of feels like a conflict of interest. — CNN's Brian Stelter and Olivier Darcy reportedly partied with disgrace former Congresswoman Katie Hill recently.

Discussion: Twitchy

Brie Stimson / Fox News:

Chris Matthews absent from MSNBC's primary coverage after sexism allegations, on-air slip-ups — MSNBC's Chris Matthews was noticebaly absent from the network's South Carolina primary coverage Saturday evening, one day after being accused of “sexist” behavior by a former network contributor …

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