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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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ABC News:
Biden says he's ‘alive’ after win in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi — There are 352 delegates up for grabs across the six states. — Primary voters in the key battleground state of Michigan as well as Missouri, Mississippi, Idaho, North Dakota and Washington state headed to the polls …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out after Tuesday losses
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out after Tuesday losses
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The Hill
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Live Results and Coverage: Michigan Presidential Primary 2020
Live Results and Coverage: Michigan Presidential Primary 2020
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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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Associated Press:
2020 primary takeaways: Joe Biden's nomination to lose
2020 primary takeaways: Joe Biden's nomination to lose
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Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Biden Builds on Super Tuesday Momentum With Big Win in Michigan Primary
Biden Builds on Super Tuesday Momentum With Big Win in Michigan Primary
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New York Times:
'It's Just Everywhere Already': How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response — A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
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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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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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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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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 …
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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CBS News:
Live updates: Biden and Sanders cancel planned Ohio rallies as 6 states hold primaries
Live updates: Biden and Sanders cancel planned Ohio rallies as 6 states hold primaries
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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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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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Slate:
A Federal Judge Condemned the “Roberts Court's Assault on Democracy.” It's About Time. — Nowhere is the problem of asymmetrical rhetorical warfare more apparent than in the federal judiciary. For the past several years, federal judges, notably those appointed by Donald J. Trump …
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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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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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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Trump budget chief holds firm on CDC cuts amid virus outbreak — White House acting Budget Director Russ Vought on Tuesday doubled down on proposed cuts to health services and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), despite the coronavirus outbreak. — Vought came under intense questioning …
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
When a danger is growing exponentially, everything looks fine until it doesn't — There's an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad. This particular species of lily pad reproduces once a day, so that on day two, you have two lily pads.
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 …
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Slate
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 …
The Seattle Times:
Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including sports and concerts — OLYMPIA - To try to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Jay Inslee is expected Wednesday to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including at sporting events and concerts.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Likely to Push Back April 15 Tax Filing Deadline, Sources Say — Tax filing extension would be part of broader fiscal stimulus effort — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is likely to extend the April 15 tax deadline as part of an effort to mitigate the effects …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Coronavirus closings: There are substantial benefits to not dilly-dallying around. — I understand the hesitation, but unless we want a sustained and more severe crisis, it's important to make sacrifices now. — As the numbers of coronavirus cases continue to climb — partly due to its rapid spread …
The Boston Globe:
CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES — Symptoms Travel warnings Ask a question Live updates More coverage … It opened with breakfast, at 7 a.m., in the Harbor View Ballroom of the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel, where a wide bank of windows offers a sublime view across the inner harbor …
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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
Bloomberg:
Two People Who Attended Cyber Event Contract Coronavirus — Employees of California firm showed symptoms after conference — RSA gathering is annual cybersecurity event in San Francisco — Two cybersecurity company employees who attended an annual industry conference last month …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Exclusive: Email crash impeded HHS response to coronavirus — As health department officials worked quickly to negotiate an emergency funding package to fight the spreading coronavirus outbreak on Feb. 23, they came to a frustrating realization: Their email system had crashed.
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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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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 …
Matt Wilkinson / The Sun:
DUKE DUPED Prince Harry reveals his and Meghan Markle's agony over Megxit in call to hoaxers posing as Greta Thunberg — PRINCE Harry spoke openly of his agony over Megxit in a call from hoaxers posing as activist Greta Thunberg. — He also claimed that President Donald Trump had …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
On coronavirus, President Trump needs to step up — During a 1983 strike on Metro North commuter trains, many suburban riders ventured onto outer borough subway lines to get to Manhattan. One of those riders, a man from Stamford, Conn., told the New York Times that he was unnerved by the obvious neglect.
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 …
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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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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