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11:45 AM ET, March 15, 2020

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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.
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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 …
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
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
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: 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
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: The Hill, NBC News and Associated Press
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 …
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: BKLYNER
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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
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
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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Politico:
From complacency to emergency: How Trump changed course on coronavirus
Discussion: Politico
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.
Discussion: Gothamist
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.
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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.
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 …
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.
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.
Washington Post:
With unprecedented force and speed, a global recession is likely taking hold  —  The United States is suffering the most abrupt and widespread cessation of economic activity in its history, hurtling toward a recession that could mean lost jobs, income and wealth for millions of Americans.
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
Arizona Boom Draws Californians and Changes Political Hue  —  A decade after the recession hit hard, Arizona's economy is a magnet for technology companies and for workers seeking an affordable middle-class life.  —  PHOENIX — Colin Jordan, a 32-year-old software salesman …
Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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HuffPost:
Lying, Tweeting And Wishing A Pandemic Away Doesn't Work, It Turns Out
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
PR Newswire:
Oscar Launches First Testing Center Locator for COVID-19
cbp.gov:
CBP Officers Seize Fake COVID-19 Test Kits at LAX
Discussion: Townhall
 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
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity?
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Raise your hand if you have not been sued by Devin Nunes
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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