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New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race — The first openly gay major presidential candidate, Mr. Buttigieg rose to the primary's top tier, but was unable to build a broad coalition of voters, and lost badly in South Carolina Saturday. — SELMA, Ala. — Pete Buttigieg …
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Chelsea JanesAmy B Wang / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential bid — Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Ind., who saw a meteoric rise from virtual unknown to top-tier contender and became the first gay candidate to make a high-profile presidential run, is ending his campaign.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Bernie Sanders: My running mate will back Medicare for All — Sen. Bernie Sanders isn't going to soften his views just because some moderates are lining up behind former Vice President Joe Biden after his landslide win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary and Pete Buttigieg's supporters are suddenly up for grabs.
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ABC7:
Bernie Sanders brushes off Joe Biden's South Carolina win: 'We're going to do just fine on Tuesday'
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count
Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count
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Associated Press, NBC News and Vox
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
AP sources: Buttigieg ending his presidential campaign
AP sources: Buttigieg ending his presidential campaign
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Pete Buttigieg ends 2020 White House bid
Pete Buttigieg ends 2020 White House bid
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The Daily Beast, FiveThirtyEight and Vox
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg drops out of presidential race
Buttigieg drops out of presidential race
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Fox News and The Federalist
New York Times:
2nd Death Near Seattle Adds to Signs Coronavirus Is Spreading in U.S. — Officials see growing indications that the virus has been spreading undetected for weeks. A cluster of cases at one nursing home have made Kirkland, Wash., a focus of concern. — KIRKLAND, Wash. …
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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 …
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Talking Points Memo, KRON4 and Breitbart
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain — A supply shock is not a problem our usual economic tools are particularly good at solving. But it's the one we face. — It looks more and more likely that the novel form of coronavirus will do meaningful economic damage to the United States.
New York Times:
Avoiding Coronavirus May Be a Luxury Some Workers Can't Afford — A sick day? Remote work? Not so easy if your job is at a restaurant, a day care center or a construction site. — Stay home from work if you get sick. See a doctor. Use a separate bathroom from the people you live with.
CNN:
Obama tells Biden he won't endorse anybody yet — (CNN)In former President Barack Obama's conversation with Joe Biden after the South Carolina primary — the first congratulatory call the former president has been able to make to his former vice president during the 2020 campaign …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina
NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina
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Associated Press, Politico, The Hill, Washington Post and ABC News
Axios:
CDC lab for coronavirus test kits may have been contaminated — The Trump administration has ordered an independent investigation of the lab.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism — In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition. — The first time I met A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, I tried to hire him.
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
CDC hasn't revealed information to doctors that would help coronavirus patients — (CNN)As new cases of coronavirus arise daily in the United States — including several announced over the weekend and one death — the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has failed …
Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Judge rules head of immigration agency was unlawfully named — A federal judge has ruled that Ken Cuccinelli was unlawfully appointed to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency and, as a result, lacks authority to give asylum seekers less time to prepare for initial screening interviews
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency
Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency
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Brad Brooks / Reuters:
New York state confirms first coronavirus case: Governor Cuomo — (Reuters) - New York state has confirmed its first coronavirus test, Goveror Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter Sunday evening, calling on residents to remain calm and not have any “undue anxiety.”
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Melanie Grayce West / Wall Street Journal:
First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in New York State
First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in New York State
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Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Panic Shopping for Masks, but Brunch Is Packed — The first case in New York City was confirmed Sunday night: a woman in her 30s who is isolated in her Manhattan home. — Some pharmacies are seeing huge queues of customers buying hand sanitizers and face masks.
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New York Times:
We Represented the Whistle-Blower. The Law Needs Urgent Help. — Future whistle-blowers must be persuaded that while there are always risks, the system can protect them. — Mr. Bakaj and Mr. Zaid represented the intelligence community whistle-blower. — Whistle-blowers are needed now more than ever.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat — “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well” — Public Enemy announced Sunday they are permanently “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing one of hip-hop's most memorable hypemen after more than 35 years.
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Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Klobuchar rally in Minnesota canceled amid protests — Sen. Amy Klobuchar canceled a rally in her home state Sunday night as several dozen protesters chanted “Black Lives Matter,” “Klobuchar has got to go” and “Free Myon” — referencing the case of a black teenager convicted of murder after a flawed police investigation.
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David Martin / CBS News:
Eddie Gallagher, Navy SEAL acquitted of stabbing wounded ISIS prisoner to death, tells his story — Eddie Gallagher was a decorated Navy SEAL who was called “evil” by a member of his own unit. Accused of murdering an ISIS prisoner, he was sent to the brig until the President intervened and had him released.