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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Don't Trust What They're Hearing From Trump On Coronavirus — Americans have little trust in the information they are hearing from President Trump about the novel coronavirus, and their confidence in the federal government's response to it is declining sharply, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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Sheri Fink / New York Times:
White House Takes New Line After Dire Report on Death Toll — Federal guidelines warned against gatherings of more than 10 people as a London report predicted high fatalities in the U.S. without dramatic action. — Sweeping new federal recommendations announced on Monday for Americans …
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Townhall, The Intercept, Common Dreams, Talking Points Memo and The Gateway Pundit
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new poll shows Trump's magical lying powers are failing him — It isn't easy to find any bright spots amid our ongoing slide into failed-state status, but here's one: Far more Americans trust the news media than trust President Trump to tell them the truth about our coronavirus crisis.
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Washington Monthly
NBC News:
The 2020 Democratic race could be frozen in place after Tuesday's primaries
The 2020 Democratic race could be frozen in place after Tuesday's primaries
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WCMH-TV, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Inside the Coronavirus Response: A Case Study in the White House Under Trump
Inside the Coronavirus Response: A Case Study in the White House Under Trump
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Mother Jones, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, Political Flare, Contemptor and Raw Story
David Nather / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Public trusts health agencies more than Trump
Washington Post:
Trump administration seeks roughly $850 billion in emergency stimulus to confront coronavirus economic fallout — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to present details to Senate Republicans on Tuesday — The Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a massive economic stimulus package …
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Politico:
Emergency stimulus to soar above $1 trillion — The government's economic stimulus is set to quickly balloon into trillion-dollar territory in the coming days, the largest rescue in modern American history, as major industries flood the Trump administration and Capitol Hill for aid …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mnuchin: ‘We are looking at sending checks to Americans immediately’ — “Americans need cash now. And the president wants to get cash now. And I mean now in the next two weeks,” he said. — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering offsetting …
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The Atlantic, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
CNBC:
Trump seeks stimulus package potentially worth more than $1 trillion, including direct payments to Americans
Trump seeks stimulus package potentially worth more than $1 trillion, including direct payments to Americans
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Wall Street Journal, Forbes, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and IJR
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump wants to send Americans checks ‘immediately’ in response to coronavirus, Mnuchin says
Trump wants to send Americans checks ‘immediately’ in response to coronavirus, Mnuchin says
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Politico and One America News Network
Zachary Evans / National Review:
Mnuchin: Trump Admin. Considering ‘Sending in Checks to Americans Immediately’ to Offset Coronavirus Impact
Mnuchin: Trump Admin. Considering ‘Sending in Checks to Americans Immediately’ to Offset Coronavirus Impact
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Common Dreams and Raw Story
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Government response updates: Trump proposes sending relief checks directly to Americans
Government response updates: Trump proposes sending relief checks directly to Americans
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Breitbart
Noah Higgins-Dunn / CNBC:
New Yorkers should be prepared for a ‘shelter in place order,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio says — New Yorkers should prepare for a “shelter-in-place” order in the coming days as local officials try to contain the fast-moving coronavirus that's spreading throughout the U.S., New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …
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National Review and The Gateway Pundit
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Erica Davies / The US Sun:
LOCK THEM UP New York bar and restaurant owners could be arrested if they break New York coronavirus lockdown
LOCK THEM UP New York bar and restaurant owners could be arrested if they break New York coronavirus lockdown
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CNN
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Coronavirus in NYC: Bill de Blasio considering a shelter-in-place edict
Coronavirus in NYC: Bill de Blasio considering a shelter-in-place edict
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists — The announcement comes weeks after President Trump limited the number of Chinese citizens who could work in the United States for five state-controlled Chinese news organizations. — In the latest escalation of tensions between …
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Wall Street Journal:
China Bans All U.S. Nationals Working for The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post Whose Press Credentials End in 2020 — China banned U.S. nationals at The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post whose press credentials expire in 2020 from working in China …
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fmprc.gov.cn:
China Takes Countermeasures Against Restrictive Measures on Chinese Media Agencies in the US — In recent years, the US government has placed unwarranted restrictions on Chinese media agencies and personnel in the US, purposely made things difficult for their normal reporting assignments …
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Politico, National Review, NPR, Axios, Washington Free Beacon, The Wrap, TechCrunch, Breitbart, The Week and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
U.S. government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus — The U.S. government is in active talks with Facebook, Google and a wide array of tech companies and health experts about how they can use location data gleaned from Americans' phones …
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CNN:
Former Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds — Rep. Hunter pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds — (CNN)Former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison and three years of parole for corruption charges stemming …
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Julie Watson / Associated Press:
Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison
Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, IJR and The Week
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Former GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison
Former GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison
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Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
A Generational War Is Brewing Over Coronavirus — Scientists say lack of alarm among young people could hinder the fight against the virus and endanger elders — Scientists and government officials fighting the coronavirus epidemic say they have a problem: Carefree youths.
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Balloon Juice, Althouse and Outside the Beltway
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
As much of America takes drastic action, some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic — Over the weekend, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), a leading ally of President Trump, dismissed concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic and said on Fox News that …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump lashes out at Dem governors amid coronavirus coordination — President Donald Trump punched back on Tuesday against criticism from Democratic governors critical of his administration's coronavirus response, wading into his familiar political spats as the White House looks to combat a pandemic.
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New York Times:
Trump Now Claims He Always Knew the Coronavirus Would Be a Pandemic — The president tried to rewrite his history with advising Americans about the coronavirus. His own words prove him wrong. — WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Trump has minimized the coronavirus, mocked concern about it and treated the risk cavalierly.
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Emily Jacobs / New York Post:
Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary, self quarantines after coronavirus exposure
Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary, self quarantines after coronavirus exposure
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Patterico's Pontifications, Raw Story and CNBC
CNN:
Biden receives Secret Service protection — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden received Secret Service protection starting Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. — The development comes with Biden knocked off the campaign trail amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Democrats vote in Florida and more: What polls show for Biden, Sanders
Democrats vote in Florida and more: What polls show for Biden, Sanders
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Vox, Vanity Fair and The Independent
Victoria Knight / @politifact:
Biden falsely says Trump administration rejected WHO coronavirus test kits (that were never offered) — The WHO never offered to sell test kits to the United States. — The CDC opted to develop its own coronavirus test and did not use the WHO's protocol for the test.
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Kaiser Health News, The Hill, Breitbart, TheBlaze, Washington Free Beacon, Vox and Esquire
Dave Clark / The Amazon Blog:
Amazon ramps hiring, opening 100,000 new roles to support people relying on Amazon's service in this stressful time — Company will invest over $350 million globally to increase pay by $2/hour in the U.S., £2/hr in the UK, and approximately €2/hr in many EU countries for employees …
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Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Coronavirus: Ohio election is up in air despite judge's ruling — Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch John Futty The Columbus Dispatch — After issuing a release that appears to defy a judge's ruling that Tuesday's primary must go forward, a source in the governor's office says that's not the case.
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Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Coronavirus: Ohio Supreme Court allows delay to primary election
Coronavirus: Ohio Supreme Court allows delay to primary election
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
European Union will close external borders for 30 days to slow coronavirus pandemic — Leaders of European Union countries have agreed to close the EU's external borders for 30 days in a new effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic. — Movement within European Union member nations will be still be allowed.
Washington Post:
How U.S. coronavirus testing stalled: Flawed tests, red tape and resistance to using the millions of tests produced by the WHO — When Olfert Landt heard about the novel coronavirus, he got busy. — Founder of a small Berlin-based company, the ponytailed 54-year-old first raced …
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New York Times:
Stop Saying That Everything Is Under Control. It Isn't. — Tackling the pandemic will require a new, collective way of thinking about public health and society as a whole. — 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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Raw Story, Kaiser Health News and Daily Kos
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
One Simple Idea That Explains Why the Economy Is in Great Danger — What happens when a major section of machinery that is supposed to run perpetually suddenly grinds to a halt? We are about to find out. — To understand why the world economy is in grave peril because of the spread of coronavirus …
Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed News:
An ER Doctor Was Diagnosed With COVID-19 — After Attending A National Conference For ER Doctors — A physician from San Francisco, Rosny Daniel, attended a conference for ER doctors in New York City. Two days later, he tested positive for the coronavirus, suggesting that dozens …
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