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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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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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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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Trump tests negative for coronavirus as questions mount over his personal risks in face of pandemic — After President Trump attended a conservative conference where a man tested positive for coronavirus, he said he was unconcerned. — After he came into contact with congressmen …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Republican chairwoman is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago: report
Republican chairwoman is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago: report
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Harry Stevens / Washington Post:
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve” — After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly. Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current.
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 …
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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.
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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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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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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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
New York Officials Tell UN Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City — Briefers from the mayor's office say no specific measures are planned to protect diplomats. — New York City officials advised the U.N. diplomatic community on Saturday that the coronavirus has spread widely through …
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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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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 …
Dan Kois / Slate:
America Is a Sham — Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with. — Maybe it will be the hand sanitizer that finally exposes the sham. — The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that due to the coronavirus outbreak …
Associated Press:
The Latest: South Korea sees fewest virus cases since Feb 21 — The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed more than 5,700. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness.
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Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
NEA teachers union, the largest U.S. labor group, endorses Biden — Joe Biden continued to consolidate support in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday evening, when he won the endorsement of the National Education Assn., the country's largest labor union.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden wins the endorsement of the National Education Association
Joe Biden wins the endorsement of the National Education Association
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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.
CNBC:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House doctor says — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.
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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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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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Loyd Brumfield / Dallas Morning News:
Travelers returning home from overseas waiting for hours at DFW Airport due to enhanced screening procedures — Crammed lines as CDC questionnaires are filled out make it impossible to maintain “social distancing” in fight against coronavirus, returnees say.
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden — The Bernie Bros are vowing revenge. — As the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to crash and burn, the socialist's most hard-core supporters are vowing they will never vote for Joe Biden at the ballot box …
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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 …
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