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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis — Despite mounting pleas from California and other states, the Trump administration isn't allowing states to use Medicaid more freely to respond to the coronavirus crisis by expanding medical services.
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Joey Flechas / Miami Herald:
Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro — Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News can confirm. — Bolsonaro's son Eduardo told Fox News that they are doing further testing to confirm the diagnosis …
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
‘I WOULD LIKELY GET TESTED’: FAUCI ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LINK TO BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND HIS COVID-19 AIDE — Dr. Fauci refused to urge the president to get tested for COVID-19 after coming into contact with the Brazilian president and one of his aides who has the virus, but said if it were him, he likely would.
The Guardian:
Coronavirus live news: UK local and mayoral elections postponed to 2021, as WHO calls Europe ‘centre of pandemic’
Coronavirus live news: UK local and mayoral elections postponed to 2021, as WHO calls Europe ‘centre of pandemic’
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency over coronavirus …
Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency over coronavirus …
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Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro's son claims father tested negative for coronavirus despite earlier reports
Brazil's President Bolsonaro's son claims father tested negative for coronavirus despite earlier reports
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Trump Presidency Is Over — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Peter Dutton, Australian Official Who Recently Met Ivanka Trump, Has the Virus — A Chinese official promoted a conspiracy theory that the U.S. introduced the virus to China. In the United States, Congress neared a deal with the White House on a sweeping economic rescue package.
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New York Times:
Trump Falsely Tries to Tie Obama to C.D.C.'s ‘Inadequate’ Testing System — President Trump, who took office in 2017, criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and his predecessor. — President Trump on Friday again claimed that his response to the coronavirus was hindered …
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response — President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Trump to Declare National Emergency Over Coronavirus
Trump to Declare National Emergency Over Coronavirus
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Sheri Fink / New York Times:
The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths — Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S. — Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and epidemic experts from universities around the world conferred …
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Miami New Times:
Andrew Gillum Involved in Alleged Crystal-Meth Incident in Miami Beach … Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was allegedly present during an incident involving crystal meth at a Miami Beach hotel early this morning, according to an incident report obtained by New Times.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Andrew Gillum found in Miami Beach hotel room with suspected drugs, police say — Police say Gillum, who was not arrested, was too intoxicated to answer questions. — Andrew Gillum, who in 2018 came within 34,000 votes of becoming Florida's governor, was discovered by police …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
An ‘inebriated’ Gillum found with suspected overdose victim
An ‘inebriated’ Gillum found with suspected overdose victim
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Inside Jared Kushner's coronavirus research: A wide net on a giant Facebook group — Just before midnight Wednesday, a doctor asked a group of fellow emergency room physicians on Facebook how they would combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak. — “I have direct channel to person …
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Matt McDonald / Spectator USA:
EXCLUSIVE: Karlie Kloss's dad helps Jared with coronavirus ‘research’
EXCLUSIVE: Karlie Kloss's dad helps Jared with coronavirus ‘research’
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Michael Greshko / National Geographic:
Exclusive: ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries — Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times. What happens next? — Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times. What happens next?
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread — We now know the cost of impeachment. — While Democrats were diverting the attention and energy of the entire country into a pointless trial that could not possibly have ended in anything other than President Donald Trump's acquittal …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refused To Campaign More For Bernie Sanders — The popular New York lawmaker's absence was notable as Sanders lost his Democratic front-runner status to Joe Biden. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned down repeated requests from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign …
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The Boston Globe:
To limit coronavirus, US must enact lockdowns — If the United States wants to contain the deadly Covid-19, our nation must do much more than suspend travel from Europe to the United States, as announced by President Trump Wednesday. It is time to enact widespread lockdowns to limit …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Joe Biden's coronavirus plan: What's in it?
Joe Biden's coronavirus plan: What's in it?
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump turns fire on Obama-Biden swine flu response, defends coronavirus handling
Trump turns fire on Obama-Biden swine flu response, defends coronavirus handling
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Tim Loh / Bloomberg:
New Coronavirus Test 10 Times Faster Is FDA Approved — FDA grants emergency use approval to highly automated process — Roche shares jump 11%, the most in more than two decades — We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
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Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing
The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing
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International Liberty, MIT Technology Review and HuffPost
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Are Conservatives Obsessed With Revenge on China for the Coronavirus? — If you have followed coronavirus news through the mainstream media, you have experienced a story about a global pandemic, economic and cultural fallout, and federal government dysfunction.
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Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs
China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs
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Politico:
Louisiana postpones primary as states scramble to adjust to coronavirus — Louisiana will postpone its presidential primary, which was originally scheduled for April 4, as part of the state government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. — The state is the first in the nation to postpone …
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Sam Karlin / www.theadvocate.com:
Louisiana's presidential primary election to be delayed because of coronavirus
Louisiana's presidential primary election to be delayed because of coronavirus
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Whole Foods Suggests That Workers Share Paid Time Off During Coronavirus — On Wednesday, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sent out an email to grocery store employees with a list of benefits and options for those who fall sick during the coronavirus pandemic. — Among his six suggestions …
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
It's Beltway wishful thinking — Joe's no fighter — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — “Hot takes” in politics are a little like armpit noises. Anybody can make them and nobody wants to hear somebody else's. — But there is one political “hot take” emerging this week that really must be considered.
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New York Times:
Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived. — The young medical professionals, who worked long hours on the front lines in Wuhan, first came down with fevers. Within weeks, both were in hospital beds, hooked up to IVs or oxygen machines. — Deng Danjing — Xia Sisi
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What's the moral justification for Bernie Sanders's fruitless campaign? — With each poll, it becomes more apparent that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has no realistic possibility to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Indeed, he said as much when he told the country …
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