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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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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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Raw Story
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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NPR, Fox News, The Hill and Washington Post
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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Washington Free Beacon, Reason, Washington Post, IJR, Daily Kos, Breitbart and New York Times
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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The Bulwark, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vox and Washington Monthly
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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National Review, Breitbart and NBC News
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
‘Hard to comprehend’: Sanders' loss in Michigan crushes staff and supporters
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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Politico
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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New Yorker, HuffPost and Raw Story
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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Mother Jones, Gizmodo, The Hill and Daily Kos
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 — The COVID-19 coronavirus has now infected more than 1,000 people in the U.S., where it's been found in nearly 40 states — and the country's top authority on infectious diseases says thing will only get worse.
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HuffPost, The Verge and Florida Politics
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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IJR, Twitchy and One America News Network
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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National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Contemptor, Twitchy and The Daily Caller
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Variety:
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
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Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo Entertainment, USA Today, Breitbart, ABC News, The Week, Common Dreams, IndieWire, Vanity Fair, The Daily Dot, Rolling Stone and New York Times
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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Slate, Vox, The Wrap, UPI, IJR, CBS New York, Mother Jones and Page Six
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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Reason, Washington Post, The Big Picture, Econlib, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, GeekWire, Mediaite, Gizmodo, Foreign Policy, The Week, POLITICUSUSA and Althouse
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Merkel Warns That Two-Thirds of Germans Could Become Infected — Chancellor Angela Merkel foresees two-thirds of Germans being infected. The U.S., with more than 1,000 cases and business disruptions, weighs possible responses. — RIGHT NOW “All countries …
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Washington Post, Aleteia and The Independent
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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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Politico, Mother Jones and Los Angeles Times
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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Centers for Disease Control, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Week, The Straits Times and Raw Story
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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Vox, The American Independent, Raw Story and PJ Media Home
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.
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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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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David Welch / Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. — So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Independent, Mediaite and New York Post
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus
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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New York Times and TheBlaze
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.
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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KLAS - 8 News Now and New York Post
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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Denver Post and Washington Post
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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Balloon Juice, STAT and Letters from an American
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 …
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plunges 600 points as Wall Street's wild trading streak continues — BlackRock strategist talks fixed income market amid coronavirus-driven uncertainty — Stocks plummeted on Wednesday in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed …
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The Globe Post, New York Post, The Week, Washington Post and TechCrunch
Bloomberg:
Aboard Air Force One, Trump Was Shaken Into Action on Virus — Cratering markets, a possible infection aboard Air Force One — President made up his mind by Monday to pursue stimulus — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
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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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