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12:50 PM ET, March 15, 2020

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Reuters:
Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.
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Thomas Colson / Business Insider:
President Trump tried to poach German scientists working on a cure for coronavirus and offered cash so the vaccine would be exclusive to the USA  — President Donald Trump tried to poach German scientists working on a cure for the coronavirus so he could secure exclusive rights to a potential vaccine for the US only.
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Trump offers ‘large sums’ for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
Discussion: Discourse.net and Aleteia
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Sixty percent believe worst is yet to come for the U.S. in coronavirus pandemic  —  Public attitudes about the coronavirus response are split along partisan lines in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  WASHINGTON — A majority of American voters say they're worried that someone …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:   Biden leads Sanders by 2-to-1 margin among Democratic primary voters in new poll
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.
Discussion: BKLYNER and Vanity Fair
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Ariadne Labs:
Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day
Washington Post:
Coronavirus screening causes massive bottlenecks at U.S. airports  —  Airports around the country were thrown into chaos Saturday night as workers scrambled to roll out the Trump administration's hastily arranged health screenings for travelers returning from Europe.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Screening Causes 7-Hour Waits in Crowded Lines at U.S. Airports  —  As the federal government rushed to implement President Trump's restrictions on travel from Europe, chaos ensued at some of America's biggest airports.  —  CHICAGO — There were cryptic and confusing announcements in midair.
Discussion: Vox, INSIDER, emptywheel and New York Post
Loyd Brumfield / Dallas Morning News:
Travelers returning home from overseas waiting for hours at DFW Airport due to enhanced screening procedures
Discussion: NBC News and Talking Points Memo
Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo to President Trump: Mobilize the Military to Help Fight Coronavirus  —  The time is growing short and fewer options are available.  Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.  —  Mr. Cuomo is the governor of New York.  —  Dear Mr. President,
Discussion: Washington Post
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New York Times:
Pressure Grows for Broader Shutdown of New York: Live Updates
Discussion: Gothamist and BKLYNER
Center for American ProgressCenter …:   State and Local Governments Must Take Much More Aggressive Action Immediately To Slow Spread of the Coronavirus
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Despite forecasting economic slowdown, Mnuchin says coronavirus won't cause recession  —  The treasury secretary appears on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Despite forecasting an economic slowdown, the president's top economic adviser said on ABC's “This Week” that he did not think the novel coronavirus pandemic would cause a recession.
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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 …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Fauci: Americans are ‘going to have to hunker down significantly more’ to fight coronavirus
Discussion: Slate
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders bets on Biden debate implosion  —  Virtually the entire Democratic presidential primary has been predicated on one underlying assumption: the eventual collapse of Joe Biden.  —  More than a dozen of his erstwhile opponents bet their campaigns on it, and he's proven them all wrong.
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden
Chad Day / Wall Street Journal:   Biden-Sanders Debate to See Candidates Go Toe-to-Toe on Key Issues
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden wins the endorsement of the National Education Association
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: New York Post
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New York Times:
2 New York State Lawmakers Test Positive for Coronavirus
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Gothamist
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy
Michael Donnelly:
COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be  —  Analysis strongly suggests that the NYC metro area has 5-10 days to quarantine the city or face dramatically overwhelmed hospitals, extremely high death rates, and a ruined economy.  —  The outlook for NYC and COVID-19 is bleak.
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 …
New York Times:
The Companies Putting Profits Ahead of Public Health  —  As the coronavirus spreads, the public interest requires employers to abandon their longstanding resistance to paid sick leave.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
Washington Post:
Without guidance from the top, Americans have been left to figure out their own coronavirus solutions  —  They prayed and turned to neighbors.  They listened to public health experts on television.  They listened to their gut.  —  As the country lurched toward its first collective counteroffensive …
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
'It's Totally Ad Hoc': Why America's Virus Response Looks Like a Patchwork  —  For centuries, the United States has resisted a centralized public health policy.  This week, as protective measures against the coronavirus varied county to county, Americans saw the cost.
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Please, Don't Go Out to Brunch Today  —  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.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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.
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.
Edurell / The Office of Governor Larry Hogan:
Governor Hogan Issues Emergency Order to Close All Maryland Casinos, Racetracks, and Simulcast Betting Facilities to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19  —  Reiterates That Failure to Follow Order Prohibiting Mass Gatherings Is a Crime, And Will Be Enforced If Businesses Fail to Comply
HuffPost:
Lying, Tweeting And Wishing A Pandemic Away Doesn't Work, It Turns Out  —  The “I don't take responsibility at all” president's efforts to downplay the disease could lead to tens or hundreds of thousands more serious cases and deaths.  —  WASHINGTON ― What happens when the president …
 
 
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David Willman / Washington Post:
Federal vaccine development sites ill-suited to counter covid-19 epidemic
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Called America's Bluff
Discussion: NPR
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
Arizona Boom Draws Californians and Changes Political Hue
Washington Post:
With unprecedented force and speed, a global recession is likely taking hold
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
How national security surveillance nabs more than spies
Madeline Holcombe / CNN:
Top US health official warns that America has ‘not reached our peak’ in coronavirus cases
New York Times:
Trump Oversold a Google Site to Fight Coronavirus
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Super Tuesday: Biden wins Texas, a blow to Sanders, NBC News projects
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
NEA teachers union, the largest U.S. labor group, endorses Biden
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Trump Says He Could Demote Fed Chair Powell, Risking More Market Turmoil
Washington Post:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus as questions mount over his personal risks in face of pandemic
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity?
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Closes Most Businesses and Spain Moves Toward Locking Down
Discussion: Fox News
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How a blogger in Florida put out an early warning about the coronavirus crisis
 

 
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