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Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election — Four years ago, Bernie Sanders put up a surprisingly strong fight against Hillary Clinton on the strength of his support among white working-class voters, who proceeded to desert Clinton in November.
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' ‘Blue Wall’ vs. Trump — Maybe you've never heard of Livingston County, Michigan. It's not Oakland County, the vote-rich behemoth located next door; nor is it Macomb County, the much-mythologized home of the culturally conservative …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Sanders divided Democrats and handed Biden the lion's share — Analysis: Democrats wanted someone to unify their party to take on Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders decided to split it — and ended up with the smaller piece. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is running the wrong campaign at the wrong time …
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New York Times:
Joe Biden Is Poised to Deliver the Biggest Surprise of 2020: A Short, Orderly Primary — He has such a thorough hold on the party now that any collapse would probably require a political U-turn as sharp as the one that precipitated his rise. — The state of our union is unsettled, chaotic, impossible to pin down.
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend Sunday's Debate — Mr. Sanders said he was not dropping out despite a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, as Joseph R. Biden Jr. took command of the Democratic primary. — BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday …
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Fox News:
Sanders vows to press on with campaign, after primary losses to Biden — Sen. Bernie Sanders, after a drubbing in the latest round of primaries, vowed Wednesday to press on with his presidential campaign — touting the appeal of his progressive message and suggesting front-runner Joe Biden …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
This Is Not the Moment for Progressives to Despair — Disappointed supporters of Bernie Sanders can actually get a lot of what they want through the medium of Joe Biden. — If South Carolina was make or break for Joe Biden, then so was Michigan for Bernie Sanders.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Biden campaign to Sanders supporters: 'We'd love to have you'
Biden campaign to Sanders supporters: 'We'd love to have you'
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's biggest problem in the delegate race
Bernie Sanders's biggest problem in the delegate race
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dr. Fauci Schools Hannity on Dangers of Coronavirus — “But even if it's one, it's ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu. You gotta make sure that people understand that!” the top infectious disease expert said. — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious diseases …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now In U.S. And 'It's Going To Get Worse,' Fauci Says
Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now In U.S. And 'It's Going To Get Worse,' Fauci Says
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Government coronavirus response updates: Fauci warns Congress 'it's going to get worse'
Government coronavirus response updates: Fauci warns Congress 'it's going to get worse'
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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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Associated Press:
Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the disgraced Hollywood mogul's multitude of accusers thought they would never see. — Weinstein, who has been accused …
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CNN:
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison after addressing his accusers in court
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison after addressing his accusers in court
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Faces 5 to 29 Years in Prison at Sentencing
Harvey Weinstein Faces 5 to 29 Years in Prison at Sentencing
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The Daily Beast:
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told — A member of Congress who attended the closed-door briefing where the assessment was made called the prediction “sobering.” — Last week, Republican members of Congress heard a sober warning in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill …
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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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Alexi C. Cardona / Miami New Times:
Leaked Emails: Norwegian Pressures Sales Team to Lie About Coronavirus … Cruise ships have long been called floating petri dishes. And COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, means rough seas ahead for the cruise industry. — The State Department over the weekend warned …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
‘Assault on Democracy’: A sitting federal judge takes on John Roberts, Trump and Republicans — Lynn S. Adelman, a U.S. district judge in Milwaukee, has riled conservatives by publishing a blistering critique of the Supreme Court's record under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. …
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BBC:
Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus. — Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Greg B. Smith / The City:
The Cost of Not Getting Tested for Coronavirus: a $10K ER Bill — First Brooklyn public school teacher Erin McCarthy began experiencing potential coronavirus symptoms after returning from Italy. — Then a doctor — wearing a hazmat suit — told her she couldn't be tested because she didn't fit the criteria at the time.
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ProPublica:
Trump's Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say — Stay up to date with email updates about WNYC and ProPublica's investigations into the president's business practices. — The Trump Organization paid bribes, through middlemen, to New York City tax assessors to lower …
Stu Cvrk / Redstate:
Joe Biden Is Not Qualified to Be President, and the Democrats Know It — What do we expect in a US president? Here's a shortlist of characteristics: a complex problem-solver, a good communicator, a good negotiator and deal-maker, someone who easily connects with people, consistency, in control, confident leadership, visionary, etc.
Axios:
Congressional doctor predicts 70-150 million U.S. coronavirus cases — Congress' in-house doctor told Capitol Hill staffers at a close-door meeting this week that he expects 70-150 million people in the U.S. — roughly a third of the country — to contract the coronavirus, two sources briefed on the meeting tell Axios.
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Washington Post:
House of Representatives moves toward quick vote on Democratic coronavirus package — Legislation to include unemployment insurance, paid sick leave, food security measures — House Democrats plan to vote Thursday on a wide-ranging coronavirus relief package that will include expanded …
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Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
‘We must not stop living’: French mayor defends Smurf rally that drew thousands amid coronavirus fears — A looming sense of unease spread across Europe over the weekend as once-bustling cities were placed on lockdown, officials worried about shortages of face masks, and the number …
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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 …
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France 24:
Vowing to keep border open, Turkey's Erdogan compares Greeks to Nazis — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he would keep Turkey's border open for refugees until the EU had met all his demands, while comparing Greece's response to the crisis to the Nazis.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Everyone's a Socialist in a Pandemic — Companies and lawmakers are suddenly realizing the value of a strong social safety net. Let's hope they don't forget when the crisis passes. — All it took was a global epidemic of potentially unprecedented scale and severity and suddenly it's like we're turning into Denmark over here.
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Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Patient Recounts Coming ‘One Inch From Death’ — Rhode Island vice principal in intensive care unit after chaperoning school trip to Italy — Marc Thibault was groggy and surrounded by beeping machines, but he was alert enough to know what it meant when he looked up and saw a priest …
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Young people capitalize on cheap coronavirus flights: ‘If I die, I die’ — If coronavirus gets really dangerous, “I might as well be somewhere having fun,” one California college student said. — As people around the world canceled their trips because of fears of the new coronavirus, Ashley Henkel booked three.
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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.
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Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Special interest paid Trump's resort $700K while lobbying him. Then they got something they wanted. — The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a trade group that lobbies on behalf of heating and cooling product manufacturers, paid President Trump's Trump National …
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Had Enough? Californians Turn Down Higher Taxes, Debt — California residents pay some the nation's highest taxes on gas, clothing and the money they earn — and those revenues have contributed to a massive state budget surplus. — LEARN MORE — LOS ANGELES (AP) …
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Three TSA employees in California test positive for coronavirus — Three employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in California tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency confirmed Tuesday. — The employees, who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport …
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Response to coronavirus could test limits of government powers — Coronavirus lockdowns abroad are raising questions about the upper limits of government power as health officials in the U.S. and around the world scramble to slow the spread of infection. — The U.S. public health toolbox contains …