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2:15 PM ET, March 14, 2020

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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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
Third person at Mar-a-Lago with Trump tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: The Root
Joanna Tan / CNBC:
Trump shared table with another Mar-a-Lago guest who tested positive for coronavirus: White House doctor
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Post
Washington Post:
Trump defiant on testing and handshakes even as third Mar-a-Lago case emerges
Politico:
White House starts temperature checks for people around Trump  —  The White House on Saturday began checking the temperatures of anyone in close contact with President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence.  —  White House staff met reporters at the door of the press briefing room with a thermometer …
Discussion: The Hill
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Fox News:
President Trump reveals he took coronavirus test
Discussion: Politico
Jason Hoffman / CNN:   Trump extends travel ban and takes coronavirus test
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:   White House now conducting temperature checks amid outbreak
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Does Donald Trump Have the Coronavirus?
Discussion: Mediaite, HuffPost and Politico
BuzzFeed News:
A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump's Orbit In Just Two Weeks
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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Contrary to Trump's claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website
Brian Fung / CNN:
Google says it's not publishing a national-scale coronavirus site anytime soon after Trump announcement
Discussion: Mother Jones
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
This Coronavirus Is Unlike Anything in Our Lifetime, and We Have to Stop Comparing It to the Flu  —  Longtime health reporter Charles Ornstein says that comparing the novel coronavirus to the flu is dangerously inaccurate.  Not one public health expert he trusts has called that comparison valid.
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Kay Coles James / Fox News:   Trump's coronavirus national emergency declaration helps mobilize nation
Washington Post:
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 …
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.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:   How coronavirus could change the Supreme Court
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.
Discussion: ABC News
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump administration to extend European travel ban to include UK and Ireland  —  The Trump administration will extend its European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland as part of continuing efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump said Saturday.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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Gregory Barber / Wired:
How Long Does the Coronavirus Last on Surfaces?  —  Researchers looked at how long the virus can survive on cardboard, plastic, and stainless steel, as well as after being aerosolized and suspended in midair.  —  By now, let's hope you're safely ensconced at home—going a little stir-crazy …
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
As Europe Shuts Down, Britain Takes a Different, and Contentious, Approach  —  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has largely kept Britain open, opting for more targeted measures, a strategy that has startled some epidemiologists.  —  LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain once …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Two senators take extreme measures to show allegiance to Trump  —  Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton, a freshman senator up for reelection in November, launched a highly unusual new TV ad this week.  —  The content was standard, pro-Trump, anti-Democrat fare.
Associated Press:
Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen.  As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.
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 …
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Joe Biden Forgets Year, Meanders Off Frame in Disastrous Livestream  —  Grandpa Joe Biden wants to run the country and save us from coronavirus when he can't even run a livestream and has no idea what year it is.  —  On Friday, Grandpa Joe held what his campaign billed as a “virtual town hall” in Illinois.
Discussion: Redstate and Louder With Crowder
The Guardian:
Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year  —  On 1 September 1991, a large private yacht cruised towards the Statue of Liberty.  It was a clear, breezy evening, and from the upper deck of the Spirit of New York, a golden sunset could be seen glinting off the Manhattan skyline.
Associated Press:
Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar  —  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain decided Saturday to follow Italy in declaring a nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Spanish media reported.  —  Spain's decision came as European countries took ever …
Kat Stafford / Associated Press:
Democrats see a road map for November in Michigan results  —  Joe Biden's decisive victory in Michigan's presidential primary offers what some Democrats hope will be the road map for success in November — a high turnout powered by a coalition that extends into territory Donald Trump won in 2016.
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
This Is How the Establishment Maintains Its Grip  —  This wasn't how it was supposed to go.  —  Not based on the electoral previews, anyway: the 2017 special elections and 2018 midterms that created the biggest blue wave Democrats have seen since the Nixon administration.
 
 
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Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
A Woman Who Accused Former Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Of Rape Was Found To Have Defamed Him
Discussion: Power Line
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Could the 2020 Election Be Postponed? Only With Great Difficulty. Here's Why.
Discussion: Slate and The American Independent
Hollywood Reporter:
Hollywood Could Take $20 Billion Hit From Coronavirus Impact
Discussion: ScreenRant, Mashable and Breitbart
Marlo Safi / The Daily Caller:
Mayor In Illinois Adds Ban Of Firearms And Ammunition To Coronavirus Emergency Executive Order
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New York Times:
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Right Wing Can't Decide If Virus Is No Big Deal, or Big Deal and China's Fault
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Politico:
Biden readies plan to finish off Bernie
Associated Press:
Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops
Discussion: Task & Purpose
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
What Would a Proper Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Look Like?
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Douglas Quan / Toronto Star:
'We're hustlers': Amid coronavirus fears, this couple has made more than $100,000 reselling Lysol wipes
Discussion: The Independent and TheBlaze
Lauren Thomas / CNBC:
Patagonia is closing all of its stores and shutting down its website because of the coronavirus
Chad P. Bown / PIIE:
Trump's trade policy is hampering the US fight against COVID-19
Chris Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Fox Business Host Trish Regan on Hiatus After Virus Comments
Discussion: HuffPost
 

 
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