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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Contrary to Trump's claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website — Instead, Verily is building a triage website just for the Bay Area — Google is not working with the US government in building a nationwide website to help people determine whether …
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Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement — Google's not making a nationwide coronavirus testing website. And the company had no idea the president would say it was. — President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US government's coronavirus testing apparatus …
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Google Contradicts Trump: Coronavirus Site in ‘Early Stages’ — The president's announcement of a screening tool sowed confusion among reporters and officials inside the White House and was quickly clarified by the tech giant. — President Donald Trump appeared to raise eyebrows Friday …
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump's False Claims About His Response to the Coronavirus
Trump's False Claims About His Response to the Coronavirus
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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Does Donald Trump Have the Coronavirus? — Donald Trump insists that he's fine. He feels “extremely good,” in fact, and also “very good.” He'd be happy to get a coronavirus test, he said Friday, if one were ever needed. But, he tells us, there's no reason. The president is doing great.
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BuzzFeed News:
A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump's Orbit In Just Two Weeks — A growing number of people in President Donald Trump's orbit have been in contact with someone known to be infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — with a few testing positive themselves.
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Washington Post:
Trump defiant on testing and handshakes even as third Mar-a-Lago case emerges — President Trump said Friday that he has not yet been tested for the novel coronavirus, even as three people who were with him at the Mar-a-Lago Club last weekend have now tested positive. — Trump said he would be tested “fairly soon.
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Chris Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Fox Business Host Trish Regan on Hiatus After Virus Comments — The Fox Business show hosted by Trish Regan is going on hiatus following controversial comments she made on the air Monday about the coronavirus. — The hiatus also applies to another host, Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Business Puts Trish Regan, Kennedy Shows on Hiatus — Fox Business Network said it would scrap most of its primetime schedule by putting two of its programs on hiatus “until further notice” in order to staff coverage of the coronavirus crisis elsewhere within Fox News Media.
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Washington Post:
White House, House Democrats reach deal on coronavirus economic relief package, Pelosi announces — The White House and House Democrats reached agreement Friday on a coronavirus relief package to spend tens of billions of dollars on sick leave, unemployment insurance, food stamps and other measures to address the unfolding crisis.
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Beth Cameron / Washington Post:
I ran the White House pandemic office. Trump closed it. — The federal government is moving too slowly, due to a lack of leadership. — When President Trump took office in 2017, the White House's National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense survived the transition intact.
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Paul Farrell / Heavy.com:
Travis Dyson: Andrew Gillum Found in Hotel Room With Male Escort & Crystal Meth, Cops Say — Travis Dyson is the 30-year-old Florida man who was found in a hotel room with Democratic politician Andrew Gillum on March 13. Police said Dyson appeared to have suffered a drug overdose.
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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 …
Amanda Batchelor / WPLG-TV:
Andrew Gillum involved in suspected crystal meth incident in Miami Beach, police say
Andrew Gillum involved in suspected crystal meth incident in Miami Beach, police say
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Former Judge Resigns From the Supreme Court Bar — In a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, he detailed why he's lost faith in the court. — James Dannenberg is a retired Hawaii state judge. He sat on the District Court of the First Circuit of the state judiciary for 27 years.
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Thoughts on the Pandemic — Several reporters have emailed me, asking my thoughts about the current economic situation in light of the ongoing pandemic. Here they are, in abbreviated form: — A recession is likely and perhaps optimal (not in the sense of desirable but in the sense of the best we can do under the circumstances).
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WAND-TV:
Executive order in Champaign could include banning sale of firearms, ammunition and alcohol — CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen has issued an executive order declaring an emergency in the city. — City officials said the emergency is related to the COVID-19 …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
Banning the Sale of Firearms and Ammunition Because of Wuhan Virus? …
Banning the Sale of Firearms and Ammunition Because of Wuhan Virus? …
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Big League Politics
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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Miami Herald:
How a Mar-a-Lago member helped set up the Brazil summit that exposed Trump to coronavirus — 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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Brian Naylor / NPR:
FACT CHECK: Trump's Accusations About The Obama Administration And Swine Flu — President Trump, widely criticized for his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, tried to shift blame Friday to his predecessor's handling of a health crisis 11 years ago.
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Lauren Thomas / CNBC:
Patagonia is closing all of its stores and shutting down its website because of the coronavirus — KEY POINTS — Patagonia is closing all of its stores and its online operations because of the coronavirus. — It said it will update customers more broadly about its next steps on March 27.
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country as US case count passes 2,000 — Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said: 'Mexico wouldn't bring the virus to the United States, rather the United States would bring it here'
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
Trump shook hands, patted backs and touched the microphone 31 times while declaring the coronavirus national emergency — President Trump on Friday touted the work of his administration's health experts on the novel coronavirus even as he ignored their public health advice.
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
'I Don't Take Responsibility At All': Trump Passes Buck On Coronavirus Testing Mess
'I Don't Take Responsibility At All': Trump Passes Buck On Coronavirus Testing Mess
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Chad P. Bown / PIIE:
Trump's trade policy is hampering the US fight against COVID-19 — Hexuan Li provided outstanding data assistance. Melina Kolb, William Melancon, and Oliver Ward assisted with graphics. David J. Vanness, Mihir Torsekar, Rod Hunter, and many other experts helped identify COVID-19 related health products.
The Daily Beast:
Army Says It's $1 Billion Short on Coronavirus Prep — And the U.S. military is withholding more than $100 million from its leading chemical and biological research facilities—including a world-famous infectious diseases lab. — As the novel coronavirus threatens to overwhelm …
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Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
Here's How The National Security Agency Will Protect Itself During A Pandemic — The Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that intelligence community personnel have at least three months' worth of food on hand in the event of an uncontrolled pandemic.
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 …
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Reality Arrives to the Trump Era — Plagues routinely start with denial. In his great novel, The Plague, Albert Camus describes a scene at the very beginning, after several rats in a town started dying identical deaths: … This is not to excuse the negligence of the Trump administration and the CDC.
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Governor Steve Bullock:
Governor Bullock Confirms Four Presumptively Positive Coronavirus Cases in Montana — MONTANA - Governor Steve Bullock today confirmed four presumptively positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana. — There are four positive cases in the counties of Gallatin, Yellowstone, Silver Bow, and Lewis and Clark.