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Washington Post:
Infighting, missteps and a son-in-law hungry for results: Inside the Trump administration's troubled coronavirus response — The economy was grinding to a halt. Stocks were in free fall. Schools were closing. Public events were being canceled. New cases of the novel coronavirus were popping up across the country.
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Trump is breaking every rule in the CDC's 450-page playbook for health crisis — The communication chaos on coronavirus is eroding the most powerful weapon we have: Public trust — Amid an outbreak where vaccines, drug treatments and even sufficient testing don't yet exist …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
On a Saturday Night in Florida, a Presidential Party Became a Coronavirus Hot Zone — A weekend getaway at Mar-a-Lago put the president in contact with several people who later tested positive for the virus. He said he has no symptoms. — WASHINGTON — The lights were low …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments — The host of “Trish Regan Primetime” told viewers this week that concerns about the coronavirus were “yet another attempt to impeach the president.” — The Fox Business anchor Trish Regan, whose on-air dismissal …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Republican chairwoman is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago: report — On Saturday, Washington Post White House correspondent Josh Dawsey reported that Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is being tested for coronavirus after reporting she is feeling unwell.
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Washington Post:
Trump says he took coronavirus test as questions mount over his personal risks in face of pandemic
Trump says he took coronavirus test as questions mount over his personal risks in face of pandemic
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The Guardian
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
Trump, reversing position, says he got tested for coronavirus after all
Trump, reversing position, says he got tested for coronavirus after all
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TalkLeft, Associated Press and Politico
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Helped To Spread Coronavirus At Mar-a-Lago
Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia delays presidential primary due to coronavirus pandemic — Vote to now be held on May 19 — Georgia elections officials postponed the presidential primary scheduled for next week because of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the second state forced to push back a vote in the race for the White House due to the outbreak.
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Ben Nadler / Associated Press:
Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so
Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so
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The Daily Caller
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
Georgia to move presidential primary amid coronavirus outbreak
Georgia to move presidential primary amid coronavirus outbreak
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Raw Story
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them — Amazon cracked down on coronavirus price gouging. Now, while the rest of the world searches, some sellers are holding stockpiles of sanitizer and masks. — On March 1, the day after the first coronavirus death …
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Newt Gingrich / Newsweek:
I am in Italy amid the coronavirus crisis. America must act now—and act big — The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic poses two threats: public health and economic. — I am living in Italy, where my wife, Callista, is the ambassador to the Holy See. — I have watched first-hand …
New York Times:
There's a Giant Hole in Pelosi's Coronavirus Bill — The legislation passed by the House Friday night doesn't actually guarantee paid sick leave to most American workers. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Please, Don't Go Out to the Bars Tonight — Gathering in groups right now is selfish and puts the lives of others at risk. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — The coronavirus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, are spreading across the United States faster than we can track or test.
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The Boston Globe
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized — (CNN)New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way the novel virus spreads.
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DNyuz:
Chinese Tycoon Who Criticized Xi's Response to Coronavirus Has Vanished — 1.5k — His nickname in China was “The Cannon,” and Ren Zhiqiang's latest commentary was among his most explosive yet. — Mr. Ren, an outspoken property tycoon in Beijing, wrote in a scathing essay that China's leader …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Western media parroting Chinese Communist Party propaganda
Western media parroting Chinese Communist Party propaganda
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Ariadne Labs:
Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day — I know there is some confusion about what to do next in the midst of this unprecedented time of a pandemic, school closures, and widespread social disruption. As a primary care physician and public health leader, I have been asked by a lot …
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
State and Local Governments Must Take Much More Aggressive Action Immediately To Slow Spread of the Coronavirus — The United States is at a tipping point: If transmission of COVID-19 is not slowed within the next week, the hospital system will be overwhelmed. The response of governments over the next week is critical.
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New York Times and CBS Los Angeles
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How a blogger in Florida put out an early warning about the coronavirus crisis — The news seemed so intriguing — and so potentially alarming — that Sharon Sanders stayed up almost until dawn on Dec. 31 to keep track of it. — From her home in Winter Haven, Fla., Sanders began compiling reports …
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Live Blog / Coronavirus updates live: France to close all restaurants, clubs, cinemas — Here are the latest updates from around the world. — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had been tested for coronavirus, with results coming in a few days.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Closes Most Businesses and Spain Moves Toward Locking Down — President Trump says he's been tested, Israel turns to surveillance, and a cruise ship exposed to the virus is heading to France. — RIGHT NOW New York reported its second coronavirus-related death.
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Fox News
Haaretz:
Israel Announces Emergency in Courts Over Virus, Netanyahu Trial Could Be Postponed — Israel bars public gatherings of over 10 people as cases spike to 193 ■ Attorney general approves tracking phones of coronavirus patients ■ Nearly 2,500 medical officials quarantined
CNBC:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House doctor says — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.
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The Gateway Pundit
NBC News:
Mismanagement, missed opportunities: How the White House bungled the coronavirus response — Trump's own advisers acknowledged to NBC News that the failure to focus on widespread testing was a major misstep. — Luciana Borio once worked on President Donald Trump's National Security Council …
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Marty Swant / Forbes:
Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Bought A Billboard In Times Square To Inform People About COVID-19 — Alexis Ohanian wants you to stay home, and he's using Times Square to send the message. — The Reddit co-founder and venture capitalist has bought a billboard in the heart of New York telling people …
Apple:
Apple's COVID-19 response — The global spread of COVID-19 is affecting every one of us. At Apple, we are people first, and we do what we do with the belief that technology can change lives and the hope that it can be a valuable tool in a moment like this. Teachers are innovating to make remote lessons come alive.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Raise your hand if you have not been sued by Devin Nunes — In these grim times — pandemic spreading, markets crashing, society shutting down — it seems there is nowhere we can turn for good news. — But there is! Devin Nunes, bless his heart, is still filing lawsuits.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity? — Fox News host Sandra Smith on Wednesday wasn't in the mood for garden-variety coronavirus minimization rhetoric. She was interviewing Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, organizer of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
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Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit