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Yun Li / CNBC:
Dow futures tumble 900 points as all-out oil price war adds to coronavirus stress  —  Stock futures tumbled in overnight trading Sunday as investors continued to brace for the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus, while a shocking all-out oil price war added to the anxiety.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Nasdaq, The Week and NBC News
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David Winning / Wall Street Journal:
Global Markets in Turmoil as Oil Plunges  —  Bond investors push U.S. Treasury yields to fresh record as concerns about global economic stability escalate  —  The prospect of an energy glut ratcheted up turmoil across markets world-wide on Monday, with oil plunging 20% and the yield …
Bloomberg:
Deepening Rout in U.S. Stock Futures Triggers Limit Down Rules  — CME rules stipulate futures can't fall more than 5% from close  — S&P 500 futures sink as Saudi Arabia wages oil price war  —  Waves of selling in U.S. stock index futures triggered Chicago Mercantile Exchange limits …
Discussion: Reason
Adam Haigh / Bloomberg:   Crude Crashes, Stocks Plunge, FX Sees Wild Moves: Markets Wrap
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Cory Booker Endorses Joe Biden  —  The endorsement from Mr. Booker comes 24 hours after Kamala Harris endorsed Mr. Biden, and the two senators will appear with the former vice president at a rally in Detroit on Monday night.  —  Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey endorsed former Vice President …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Biden holds huge 24-point edge over Sanders in Michigan  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, riding a wave of momentum from primaries in South Carolina and Super Tuesday states, comes into Tuesday's Michigan primary with a 24-point lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new Free Press poll.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Was Once Bernie's Resurrection.  Now It Could Be His Burial.  —  ANN ARBOR, Michigan—When Bernie Sanders scored the biggest upset of the 2016 primary, defeating Hillary Clinton in Michigan after late polls showed him losing the state by an average of 30 points, he celebrated it as a turning point in the campaign.
Discussion: The Guardian
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’  —  It's the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos  —  Twitter applied its new “manipulated media” label for the first time on Sunday to a deceptively edited video of former vice president Joe Biden.
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden to get cover from major super PAC as GOP attacks ramp up
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:   Sen. Cory Booker endorses Joe Biden for president
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
‘Manipulated media’: Twitter applies new label to edited video of Biden
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Dispatch
Axios:
Joe Biden's secret governing plan  —  This is a new “Axios on HBO” column on the reality behind the curtain of the powerful, by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen.  —  Joe Biden confidants are privately discussing potential leaders and Cabinet members for his White House, including the need to name …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr. says he'll debate Hunter Biden and release his taxes
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart and Raw Story
Washington Post:
With global economy in balance, the White House and Fed are at odds over how to help  —  Trump and his top advisers want the Fed to do more, but many economists and central bank leaders say the president and Congress must lead on a stimulus package.  —  As he concluded meetings in Saudi Arabia …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Coronavirus case at CPAC brings outbreak closer to Trump, threatening to upend his routine amid reelection bid
Discussion: Daily Kos, Sputnik News and Slate
NBC News:
Mixed White House messaging on coronavirus sparks internal frustration
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite, Rolling Stone and MSNBC
Bloomberg:
Oil Drops 31% in Worst Loss Since Gulf War as Price Fight Erupts  — Saudi Arabia makes deepest price cuts in at least 20 years  — Collapse of OPEC+ alliance triggers crude supply free-for-all  —  Oil markets tumbled more than 30% after the disintegration of the OPEC+ alliance triggered …
Discussion: Quartz and allAfrica.com
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NBC News:
Anxiety in an aging Congress as coronavirus marches across U.S.  —  “There's a lot of concern that members could bring it home,” a senior Democratic leadership aide says as offices discuss recessing Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus …
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Congress Considering Emergency Shutdown Over Coronavirus Threat to Aging Members
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About the Media  —  The senator's sweeping critique of coverage has more merit than we in the media like to admit.  —  When a BuzzFeed News colleague and I sat down with Bernie Sanders in his Capitol Hill office in 2015, he started with a thank you …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Trump in the Time of the Coronavirus  —  The first official act of the Trump Administration was the Inauguration—and, within hours, a lie delivered from the White House press room about how this had been “the largest audience to ever witness an Inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.”
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Simple Reason the Left Won't Stop Losing  —  Progressives need to care more about winning.  —  How did the political left squander the opportunity that was the 2020 primary campaign?  —  The Trump presidency has created tremendous energy among progressives.  More than half of Democratic voters now identify as liberal.
Michele Munz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Family of Missouri's first coronavirus patient broke self quarantine, St. Louis County officials say  —  Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School will close Monday after administrators learned that a St. Louis County woman infected with the coronavirus is the older sister of a Villa Duchesne student.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, Coronavirus Proves to Be an Enemy He Can't Tweet Away  —  A president who is at his strongest politically when he has a human target to attack has found it harder to confront a growing outbreak that has rattled the country.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Defending against criticism …
Discussion: CNN, Slate, The Week, Bloomberg and Deadline
Sandi Doughton / The Seattle Times:
Gates-funded program will soon offer home-testing kits for new coronavirus  —  Testing for the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area will get a huge boost in the coming weeks as a project funded by Bill Gates and his foundation begins offering home-testing kits that will allow people who fear …
CNN:
CNN poll: Biden has double-digit lead over Sanders for Democratic nomination  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows.
New York Times:
Surge of Virus Misinformation Stumps Facebook and Twitter  —  Secret labs.  Magic cures.  Government plots.  Despite efforts by social media companies to stop it, false information about the coronavirus is proliferating around the world.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — First, there were conspiratorial whispers …
Washington Post:
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate, boosting Democrats' fortunes in their bid to claim Senate majority  —  Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that he will run for Senate, in a reversal that boosts Democrats' fortunes in their bid to unseat Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and reclaim the Senate majority.
Philip A. Verhoef / USA Today:
Surprise medical bills, coronavirus and bad insurance: 3 arguments for Medicare for All  —  Americans aren't just worried about contracting the coronavirus.  They're worried about how they'd pay for it and other unexpected health expenses.  —  Congress is grappling with the problem …
travel.state.gov:
Cruise Ship Passengers … If You Choose to Travel:  — Read our Traveler's Checklist and make sure to:  — Research your destination to learn about important health and safety precautions to take.  — Check our country information for the countries you will be visiting.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
What the media missed about Joe Biden's electability  —  Political junkies don't like Joe Biden, but voters do.  And there's a reason for that.  —  It's time for a fresh look at Uncle Joe.  —  On Super Tuesday, Joe Biden broke the narrative that had defined the Democratic primary race.
Denise Grady / New York Times:
U.S. Health Experts Say Stricter Measures Are Required to Limit Coronavirus's Spread  —  With more than 500 cases in almost three dozen states, officials worry that containment efforts aren't enough.  —  As the coronavirus gained a foothold in the United States, thousands of employees …
 
 
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Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
The Viral Recession  —  A downturn stemming from an epidemic is an unusual one.
Discussion: Vox
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Michelle Malkin: Mother of Groypers
Discussion: The Other McCain and Fox News
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
James Biden's healthcare ventures face a growing legal morass
New York Times:
Ghani Takes the Oath of Afghan President. His Rival Does, Too.
Michael Fumento / New York Post:
Coronavirus going to hit its peak and start falling sooner than you think
Discussion: Power Line
Nazlan Ertan / Al-Monitor:
Why women in the Middle East find little to celebrate on March 8
Jason Ganz / Data For Progress:
Biden Ahead in Missouri and Mississippi
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Columbia University Cancels Classes After Coronavirus Exposure
Discussion: Gothamist and CBS New York
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Reschke / Indianapolis Star:
Ex-Ukraine ambassador on coronavirus: 'Epidemics can't be subdued by tweet'
Hyung-jin Kim / Associated Press:
N. Korea fires weapons after threatening ‘momentous’ action
Discussion: HuffPost and The Week
Tom Steyer / New York Times:
What I Learned While Running for President
Ryan Lattanzio / IndieWire:
Bernie Sanders Loves to Watch ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘Melancholia’ on His iPad
Discussion: Twitchy
Wes Parnell / New York Daily News:
ICE agents storm Brooklyn restaurant and douse detainee with pepper spray
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Anxiety grips companies across the world as virus spreads
Discussion: Associated Press