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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 …
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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.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Screening Causes 7-Hour Waits in Crowded Lines at U.S. Airports
Coronavirus Screening Causes 7-Hour Waits in Crowded Lines at U.S. Airports
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INSIDER, Vox, The Intercept and emptywheel
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program — This is breaking news. Check back here for updates. — The Federal Reserve, saying “the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries …
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention — The Fed took the most dramatic steps since the 2008 financial crisis to bolster the U.S. economy in the face of coronavirus. — The Federal Reserve made an emergency interest rate cut to zero on Sunday …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States. Global financial conditions have also been significantly affected. Available economic data show that the U.S. economy came …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed slashes interest rates to zero to support economy from coronavirus
Fed slashes interest rates to zero to support economy from coronavirus
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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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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.
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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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Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: New York City Public Schools to Close
Coronavirus in N.Y.: New York City Public Schools to Close
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Gothamist:
With De Blasio's Blessing, NYC Nightlife Still Buzzing Despite Pleas To Self-Isolate
With De Blasio's Blessing, NYC Nightlife Still Buzzing Despite Pleas To Self-Isolate
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
New York Officials Tell UN Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City
New York Officials Tell UN Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City
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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 …
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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 …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Dr. Fauci confident in federal government's response to coronavirus pandemic
Dr. Fauci confident in federal government's response to coronavirus pandemic
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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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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.
Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
Thousands leave Miami cruise ship without screenings after former passenger got COVID-19 — Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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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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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 …
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Jacob Rosenberg / Mother Jones:
O'Hare Airport Was Total Chaos on Saturday. But the White House Is More Upset About a Tweet. — On Saturday night, as images of huge crowds stuck at customs at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport went viral, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweeted his frustration—tagging President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
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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.