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6:55 PM ET, March 15, 2020

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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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed slashes interest rates to zero to support economy from coronavirus  —  The Federal Reserve on Sunday announced it is slashing interest rates to zero and buying hundreds of billions of dollars in bonds, as part of a sweeping emergency effort to breathe life into an economy bracing for the fallout from the coronavirus.
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
Associated Press:
Virus screenings jam US airports; ‘atrocious,’ a flyer says
Discussion: WBRZ and The Week
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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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, CNN, Daily Kos and Politico
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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.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: New York City Public Schools to Close  —  Following days of pressure, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced plans to close the nation's largest public school system.  —  New York City's public school system, the nation's largest, will begin shutting down this week …
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New York Times:
New York City to Close Public Schools: Live Updates  —  The move is the most far-reaching and disruptive the city has taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  —  RIGHT NOW New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that five people in the city had died from the coronavirus, all of whom had underlying health issues.
Gothamist:
With De Blasio's Blessing, NYC Nightlife Still Buzzing Despite Pleas To Self-Isolate
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Michael Donnelly:
COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be
Discussion: BKLYNER
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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: HuffPost and The Hill
Washington Post:   With unprecedented force and speed, a global recession is likely taking hold
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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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun-Times:
Pritzker orders all bars and restaurants to close to dine-in customers by end of day Monday
Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite and Eater
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: New York Times, Redstate and CNN
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 …
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.
 
 
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William Hanage / The Guardian:
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CNN:
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CNSNews:
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Discussion: Breitbart and Power Line
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Coronavirus Called America's Bluff
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