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12:05 PM ET, March 16, 2020

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Wall Street Journal:
Stocks and Bond Yields Plummet After Fed Slashes Rates  —  U.S. equity futures drop by almost 5%, signaling markets are poised for a sharp drop after the opening bell  —  Stocks globally plunged Monday even after the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate to near zero …
Discussion: The Week and CNN
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Stock futures drop — hit ‘limit down’ — even as Fed slashes rates; Dow futures off 1,000 points  —  Stock futures plunged Sunday night even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive monetary stimulus campaign to curb slower economic growth amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Week and WND
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Kellie Mejdrich / Politico:
Stock plunge triggers new market-wide trading pause
Discussion: Breitbart
Yun Li / CNBC:
Trump applauds Fed's move to slash interest rates and says investors ‘should be very thrilled’
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official.  —  The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine …
Discussion: TechCrunch and The Week
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Fox News:
Sanders hints Tuesday's primaries should be postponed over coronavirus
Discussion: NBC News
NBC News:
Me, worry? For coronavirus, it depends on your politics
MSNBC:
Biden leads Trump by 9 points in a one-to-one matchup
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
‘Go to the YouTube right now’
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Christina Johnsen / Polls:
State Takes on a Purple Hue; Partisans Divided Over Coronavirus  —  Kelly leads McSally in Senate race  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Arizona's Electoral College votes could be in play in November, according to a Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of registered voters in the state.
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court will delay oral arguments, Trump tax case was set for this month  —  Justices will not be in the courtroom when they were to resume hearing cases next week and no date has been set for their return..  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will delay oral arguments …
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Fox News
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Kathleen Arberg / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  In keeping with public health precautions recommended in response to COVID-19, the Supreme Court is postponing the oral arguments currently scheduled for the March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1).  The Court will examine the options for rescheduling …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump snapped out of coronavirus delusion mode  —  It took a stock market crash — and a Fox News star's intervention — to finally snap President Trump's delusional and possibly disastrous fixation with treating the coronavirus like just another winter flu.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Virus Relief Bill Risks Being Slowed by a Few GOP Senators
Discussion: The Week
Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Michigan almost had robust sick leave in 2018. Republicans killed it.
Discussion: Macro for the Many
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Complete List of Trump's Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus  —  He could have taken action.  He didn't.  —  President Trump made his first public comments about the coronavirus on Jan. 22, in a television interview from Davos with CNBC's Joe Kernen.  The first American case had been announced …
New York Times:
U.S. Offered ‘Large Sum’ to German Company for Access to Coronavirus Vaccine Research, German Officials Say  —  The United States says it will share any vaccine breakthroughs with the world, but German officials appeared rattled by its reported overture to a biotech firm.
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The Guardian:
Coronavirus: anger in Germany at report Trump seeking exclusive vaccine deal
Discussion: DW.COM, Raw Story, UPI and The Mahablog
The Seattle Times:
EvergreenHealth doctor tests positive for coronavirus, in critical condition  —  An emergency room doctor at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland is in critical condition with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.  —  The hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Gizmodo
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
Two Emergency Room Doctors Are in Critical Condition With Coronavirus
Discussion: Fox News and ACEP
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump finds his MAGA movement fracturing over coronavirus  —  Just two weeks after President Donald Trump rallied conservatives to focus on the threat of socialism, his followers are splintering over the coronavirus pandemic.  —  On one side are those like Bill Mitchell …
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
It's Hard to Believe David A. Clarke Was Recommended for a Real Job in Homeland Security  —  “GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS.  Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open.  NOW!  If government doesn't stop this foolishness...STAY IN THE STREETS.
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Ex-Florida gov. candidate Andrew Gillum to enter rehab for alcohol abuse  —  Gillum was named in a police report last week that said he was “inebriated” and initially unresponsive in a hotel room along with a male suspected overdose victim.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Florida candidate …
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyber-Attack During Covid-19 Outbreak  — NSC tweet on disinformation Sunday was connected to hack  — Cyber intrusion comes as U.S. battles coronavirus pandemic  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
NSC says text messages about a coronavirus national quarantine are fake, there is no national lockdown  —  The White House has assured citizens that rumors being spread via text message claiming the government is due to implement a national quarantine in order to deal with the threat of the coronavirus are fake.
The Intercept:
TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor to Attract New Users  —  The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world, instructed moderators to suppress posts created by users deemed too ugly, poor …
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
Bars to close and restaurants must go takeout only, Mayor Garcetti orders  —  Los Angeles bars and nightclubs will close and restaurants must halt dine-in service and limit their business to takeout until March 31 as part of the city's efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti said Sunday night.
Curtis Houck / NB Blog:
Arrogant CNN ‘Hosts’ Repeatedly LIE, Insist Trump Dubbed the Coronavirus a ‘Hoax’  —  Listen to the Article!  —  In a horrendous lie on CNN first flagged by the Trump campaign, CNN hosts Ana Cabrera and Boris Sanchez displayed a gross arrogance, immaturity, and snarkiness in repeatedly lying …
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 and New York Post
 
 
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
US-led coalition closing some bases in Iraq following rocket attacks
Discussion: NBC News
Yuichiro Kakutani / Washington Free Beacon:
Hunter Biden's Foreign Visits Cost Taxpayers Nearly $200,000, According to Gov't Database
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Kamala Harris backs Harrison's quest to unseat Graham in SC
Discussion: The Hill
John Harwood / CNN:
Trump projects confidence, but markets aren't listening
Discussion: Raw Story
Yahoo News:
Pence coronavirus memo gives questionable handshaking advice to White House staffers
CNBC:
Coronavirus: NY, NJ and Connecticut agree to restrict restaurants, limit events to less than 50 people
Los Angeles Times:
As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states
Discussion: Redstate and New York Times
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago getting a deep clean after confirmed coronavirus cases
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
To Track Coronavirus, Israel Moves to Tap Secret Trove of Cellphone Data
USA Today:
The best thing everyday Americans can do to fight coronavirus? #StayHome, save lives
Denis Campbell / The Guardian:
UK coronavirus crisis ‘to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised’
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
New York Times:
‘There Is Plenty of Food in the Country’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
The coronavirus paradox - our lowest point and finest hour: Opinion
Washington Post:
Most federal workers will report to the office Monday — as the rest of the country isolates itself
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Hill
 

 
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