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Cheryl Benard / Washington Post:
Landing at Dulles Airport, I encountered a case study in how to spread a pandemic  —  Cheryl Benard is a former senior analyst with the RAND Corporation and has written about health systems in post-conflict environments.  —  Like thousands of Americans and Europeans scrambling …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Daily Kos
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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.
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, The Intercept and emptywheel
Washington Post:   Live updates: Puerto Rico enacts curfew over coronavirus concerns; travelers face hours-long delays at U.S. airports
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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Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Trump ‘offers large sums’ for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine  —  German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports  —  The Trump administration has offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive access to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported.
Thomas Colson / Business Insider:   President Trump tried to poach German scientists working on a cure for coronavirus and offered cash …
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: Vox, Raw Story, The Hill, Daily Kos and Politico
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Fauci: Americans are ‘going to have to hunker down significantly more’ to fight coronavirus  —  “I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticized for over-reacting,” Fauci said.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …
Discussion: Vox, CNN, ABC News, Slate, The Hill and Breitbart
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Biden leads Sanders by 2-to-1 margin among Democratic primary voters in new poll
Discussion: CNN
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,
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New York Times:
Pressure Grows for Broader Shutdown of New York: Live Updates
Discussion: BKLYNER and Gothamist
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Steven Mnuchin says Trump didn't get ‘things wrong at all’ in his coronavirus address.  That's absurd.
Discussion: The Hill
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Dr. Fauci confident in federal government's response to coronavirus pandemic
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Fauci: 'If it looks like you're overreacting you're probably doing the right thing'  —  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it was better to err on the side of caution in coronavirus mitigation, even if the steps taken appear to be an overreaction.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Trump considering ‘full pardon’ of former national security advisor Michael Flynn  — Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about the nature of his conversations with the Russian ambassador prior to Trump's inauguration as president.  — Flynn is in the process of trying …
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Washington Post:
Trump says he's ‘strongly considering’ pardoning Michael Flynn
Discussion: CNN, NBC News and IJR
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.
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Gothamist:
With De Blasio's Blessing, NYC Nightlife Still Buzzing Despite Pleas To Self-Isolate
Discussion: Politico
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
GOP, Fox News have waged war on science.  With coronavirus, will their aging fans pay the price?  —  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is in many ways a poster child for today's Republican Party.  A businessman whose company was accused of shady practices (sound familiar?), he ran for the top job …
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.
CNN:
Joe Biden: The virus lays bare the shortcomings of the Trump administration  —  Biden lambasts Trump over coronavirus response  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.  Watch Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders in their first one-on-one debate Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
Discussion: IJR and The Hill
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders: Coronavirus highlights the flaws in our health care and economic systems
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and UPI
David Boroff / The US Sun:
LOCK HIM UP Coronavirus patient under 24/7 armed guard after REFUSING to self-isolate  —  A CORONAVIRUS patient in Kentucky has been placed under armed guard after refusing to self-isolate.  —  Gov. Andy Beshear said the state had to make the unusual move to protect others nearby.
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.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Called America's Bluff  —  On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay with two steamships and two sailing vessels under his command.  He landed a squadron of heavily armed sailors and marines; he moved one of the ships ostentatiously up the harbor, so that more people could see it.
Axios:
Netanyahu rival Gantz to receive mandate for forming Israeli government  —  The leader of Israel's Blue and White party Benny Gantz has won recommendations from 61 members of the Knesset, paving the way for him to receive the mandate from President Reuven Rivlin to form a new government after Israel's third elections.
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Berenice Bautista / Associated Press:
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns  —  MEXICO CITY (AP) — While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is going ahead with Vive Latino …
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 …
Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
“THE TWO CANDIDATES ARE LIKELY TO BUMP ELBOWS:” INSIDE CNN'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE COVID-19 NO-HANDSHAKE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE  —  With a virulent virus sweeping the nation, the theater of politics is being completely reimagined.  —  The septuagenarian candidates, definitely in the high-risk demographic, will stand six feet apart.
 
 
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Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
UK ministers will no longer claim ‘no successful examples’ of Russian interference
New York Times:
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NBC News:
Live Blog / Coronavirus updates live: U.S. nationals fly home as Europe intensifies lockdown
CNSNews:
Trump Declares National Day of Prayer for Americans Affected by Coronavirus and National Response Efforts
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Edurell / The Office of Governor Larry Hogan:
Governor Hogan Issues Emergency Order to Close All Maryland Casinos, Racetracks, and Simulcast …
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Dan Kois / Slate:
America Is a Sham  —  Policy changes in reaction to the …
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