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New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More — Six states are holding presidential primaries today. Michigan and Washington State have the largest numbers of delegates. — NO ELECTION NO RESULTS — Primary Results By State … Delegates Won So Far
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Biden projected to win pivotal Michigan primary, in major blow to Sanders' struggling campaign
Biden projected to win pivotal Michigan primary, in major blow to Sanders' struggling campaign
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The Federalist, Breitbart, Spectator USA and NBC News
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out if he loses Tuesday
ABC News:
March 10 primaries live updates: Biden projected to win Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri
March 10 primaries live updates: Biden projected to win Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump and GOP mount coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile
Trump and GOP mount coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden crushes Sanders in first three states called
Biden crushes Sanders in first three states called
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Fox News, The Hill, HuffPost, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Vanity Fair
CNN:
Exit polls show Democratic primary voters trust Biden more than Sanders in a crisis
Exit polls show Democratic primary voters trust Biden more than Sanders in a crisis
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National Review
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Michael Moore on Biden: People on the left 'don't see this as real change'
Michael Moore on Biden: People on the left 'don't see this as real change'
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Associated Press
CNBC:
Trump pitched 0% payroll tax rate for the rest of the year, White House official says — President Donald Trump, in a meeting with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, pitched a 0% payroll tax rate that would last through the rest of this year, a White House official told CNBC.
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CNBC:
White House plan for economic response to coronavirus is ‘not there right now,’ officials say
White House plan for economic response to coronavirus is ‘not there right now,’ officials say
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, NBC News, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Trump pitches payroll tax cut through election to skeptical GOP senators
Trump pitches payroll tax cut through election to skeptical GOP senators
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ABC News, New York Times, Foreign Policy, Raw Story and Common Dreams
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump seeks ‘big’ stimulus steps but aides are skeptical
Trump seeks ‘big’ stimulus steps but aides are skeptical
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Kelsey Bradshaw / Austin American-Statesman:
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI in Travis Co., authorities say — Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated just after midnight Tuesday, the Travis County sheriff's office said.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Arrested on DWI Charge — He claims that he wasn't even legally drunk. — Prominent right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, according to law enforcement.
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Media Matters for America, Alex Jones' Infowars, Sputnik News, Mediaite, Raw Story, Law & Crime and New York Post
Washington Post:
White House likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies hit by oil shock, coronavirus downturn — But the idea could face resistance from those who support direct aid to workers. One critic called the idea ‘absurd.’ — The White House is strongly considering pushing federal assistance …
BBC:
Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive — Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she has tested positive for coronavirus. — She said in a statement that as soon as she was informed she took all the advised precautions and had been self-isolating at home.
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Steven Swinford / The Times:
Nadine Dorries: minister with coronavirus had been in No 10
Nadine Dorries: minister with coronavirus had been in No 10
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Politico and Sputnik News
Jake Lahut / Business Insider:
Matt Gaetz ended up sleeping in a Walmart parking lot after potentially exposing Trump to the coronavirus — Rep. Matt Gaetz's whirlwind of a day after he learned he was exposed to the coronavirus ended in a Walmart parking lot, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
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Jim Thompson / Pensacola News Journal:
Gaetz slept in Walmart parking lot to avoid infecting others with possible coronavirus — As Air Force One rolled down a runway at Orlando Sanford International Airport on Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a last-minute passenger on the presidential aircraft, got a message from his chief of staff.
Washington Post:
Trump's acting intelligence chief declines to meet with Congress for election threats briefing — Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declined to appear before Congress on Tuesday to speak about foreign election threats, citing apprehension about his preparedness …
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The Daily Wire, Mother Jones, New York Times and Talking Points Memo
Rodney Smith / Team Warren to Sanders:
Team Warren for Bernie Sanders — We, former members of the Warren for President Team, are proud to have worked for a candidate who fights tirelessly for a country that works for all of us. Elizabeth ran a campaign on intersectional policy issues like Medicare for All, a Wealth Tax …
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Insane People Still Planning Cruise Ship Vacations — Some people see the prospect of a deadly virus and a 14-day quarantine and run far, far away. Others see the deal of a lifetime. — The cruise ship industry is reeling. The outbreak of the new coronavirus has made the basic fundamentals …
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Yahoo Finance
Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Joe Biden, accused of wanting to end 2nd Amendment, responds: “You're full of sh**” — Detroit — Joe Biden had a heated exchange with a construction worker who accused him of trying to take Americans' guns away during a campaign stop in Michigan, one of six states holding primaries on Tuesday.
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Department must disclose secret Mueller grand jury evidence to Congress, appeals court finds — The Justice Department must release to congressional Democrats secret grand jury evidence lawmakers are seeking in ongoing investigations into President Trump, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage — Two close congressional allies of President Trump underwent coronavirus testing in recent days in apparent defiance of federal recommendations reserving those tests for patients exhibiting symptoms of infection …
Wall Street Journal:
How Biogen's Strategy Meeting Spread Coronavirus in Massachusetts and Beyond — Meeting for senior managers is linked to spread of infections to dozens of people around the U.S. — A strategy meeting for senior managers at Boston-area biotech Biogen Inc. late last month has emerged …
Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Cancel Everything — Social distancing is the only way to stop the coronavirus. We must start immediately. — Contributing writer at The Atlantic — We don't yet know the full ramifications of the novel coronavirus. But three crucial facts have become clear in the first months of this extraordinary global event.
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The Dworkin Report:
A psychologist just revealed the horrifying truth about Trump's malignant narcissism — The Dworkin Report The Dworkin Report — Scott speaks with Karine Jean-Pierre, the national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org and NBC/MSNBC commentator whose new book “Moving Forward: A Story of Hope …
Politico:
Exclusive: U.S. coronavirus testing threatened by shortage of critical lab materials — A looming shortage in lab materials is threatening to delay coronavirus test results and cause officials to undercount the number of Americans with the virus. — The slow pace of coronavirus testing …
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Sputnik News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP congressman — who warned Trump about pandemics — offers pointed criticism of proposed CDC cuts — This was the day Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has been warning about — and essentially predicted. Back in 2017, when the Trump administration first proposed steep cuts to programs …
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The Hill
ABC News:
US death toll from coronavirus rises to 29, National Guard sent to NYC suburb — The epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China but has found foothold elsewhere. — As a virus epidemic appeared to be subsiding in China, where it first emerged nearly three months ago …
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Political Flare and UPI
CNN:
DNC announces no audience at upcoming primary debate because of coronavirus outbreak — (CNN)With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the nation, Democrats announced Tuesday that the CNN-Univision Democratic presidential debate set for this weekend will be held without an audience.
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Townhall and The Daily Caller
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Politicians' Use of ‘Wuhan Virus’ Starts a Debate Health Experts Wanted to Avoid — Despite the recommendations of health officials, some conservatives are using the term to describe Covid-19, prompting a blame game over who is politicizing the coronavirus.
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Variety:
Harvey Weinstein Said Jennifer Aniston ‘Should Be Killed,’ Unsealed Court Documents Reveal — Harvey Weinstein lashed out at Jennifer Aniston when a reporter reached out to him with an inquiry for a story in 2017, newly unsealed court documents reveal. — “Jen Aniston should be killed,” …
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The Daily Caller
CNBC:
NYC coronavirus cases are ‘coming in so intensely now,’ Mayor de Blasio says — A commuter wears a mask while riding a subway train in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 9, 2020. In a series of tweets Sunday, New Yorkers were encouraged by Mayor Bill de Blasio to avoid the busiest times …
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The Week
Associated Press:
Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US — Alarming clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both coasts of the U.S. on Tuesday, with 70 cases now tied to a biotech conference in Boston and infections turning up at 10 nursing homes in the hard-hit Seattle area.
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Washington Post and Deseret News
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
True number of U.S. coronavirus cases is far above official tally, scientists say — An analysis of the novel coronavirus' spread inside the United States suggests that thousands of Americans are already infected, dimming the prospects for stomping out the outbreak in its earliest stages.
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Vox and The Mahablog
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
Trump administration orders immigration courts to remove coronavirus posters- then takes it back — Immigration court staff nationwide were ordered by the Trump administration to take down all coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. — The Executive Office for Immigration Review …
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