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2:00 PM ET, March 20, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing  —  The Georgia Republican is the second Senator who has gotten rid of their holdings right as the stock market went bad.  —  The Senate's newest member sold off seven figures worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Three big takeaways from the stunning GOP stock-selling revelations  —  We already know President Trump spent weeks misleading the country by playing down the potential impact of the coronavirus, at a time when many officials in his government surely knew what a dire threat it posed …
ProPublica:
Senator Dumped Up to $1.6 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Soon after he offered public assurances …
Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue, Loeffler among senators whose stock trading during coronavirus raises questions
Dan Merica / CNN:
Bloomberg campaign transfers $18 million to DNC  —  (CNN)Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign transferred $18 million to the Democratic National Committee on Friday, turning to the committee to fund and manage the effort to take down President Donald Trump instead of creating a Bloomberg-backed independent expenditure.
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Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states  —  Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to donate significant componentsof his shuttered presidential campaign to the Democratic Party, a historic bequest that includes …
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and The Hill
Associated Press:   Bloomberg to Give $18M to DNC; State Parties to Get Offices
NBC News:
Bloomberg gives $18 million to DNC in lieu of starting his own group to beat Trump
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg, Abandoning Super PAC Plans, Gives $18 Million to D.N.C. Instead
Discussion: Daily Kos
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News employee dies after testing positive for coronavirus  —  Larry Edgeworth “was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News Chairman Andy Lack wrote to staff members.  —  A longtime employee of NBC News died Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus …
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Coronavirus upends nation as three in four Americans' lives changed by pandemic: POLL  —  A new ABC News/Ipsos poll shows a far different portrait of a country.  —  As a deepening public health crisis rocks the nation, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday shows a far different portrait …
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Today we are switching our coverage of Donald Trump to an emergency setting
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Fauci predicts Americans will likely need to stay home for at least several more weeks
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump peddles unsubstantiated hope in dark times
Discussion: GeekWire, IJR and HuffPost
Kansas City Star:
Kansas official: Pandemic isn't a problem here because there are few Chinese people  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  The chairman of the Riley County Commissioners suggested this week that the global coronavirus pandemic is not a problem locally because unlike in Italy …
Sarah Chaney / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Asks States to Keep Quiet About Jobless Figures  —  Coronavirus crisis spurs a spike in unemployment claims as industries are forced to shut down  —  The Trump administration asked states to abstain from releasing unemployment-claims figures prior to the publication …
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CNBC:
New Yorkers ordered to mostly stay inside to fight coronavirus: 'We're all under quarantine now,' Gov. Cuomo says  — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a press conference Friday to update the public on the COVID-19 outbreak in New York state.  —  New York institutes ‘pause’ with 100% non-essential workforce reduction
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covid19.ca.gov:
Stay home except for essential needs
Danielle Muoio / Politico:
De Blasio: 'People are going to die who don't have to' unless Trump steps up supplies
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
Bloomberg:
Cuomo Orders 100% of Nonessential N.Y. Workforce to Stay Home
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Susan Shultz / Darien Times:
CANCELED: Town of Darien has canceled drive-through coronavirus testing  —  UPDATE: Darien's drive-through testing has been canceled, according to a tweet from First Selectman Jayme Stevenson.  The testing was to start Thursday.  Some neighbors expressed complaints with the location of testing so close to their home on social media.
New York Times:
Under the Virus's Cloak, Trump Pursues Long-Sought Policies  —  From border controls to anti-union efforts, the Trump administration is using the coronavirus to seek policies that the president wanted before the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House, under the guise of its coronavirus response …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
US announces travel restrictions with Mexico, citing coronavirus
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump expected to announce new travel restrictions between US and Mexico, Canada
Wall Street Journal:
Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown  —  No society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its economic health.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Financial markets paused their slide Thursday, but no one should think this rolling economic calamity is over.
Discussion: Instapundit and Power Line
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Red and Blue America Aren't Experiencing the Same Pandemic  —  Even a disease as far-reaching as the coronavirus hasn't entirely crossed the chasm between red and blue America.  —  In several key respects, the outbreak's early stages are unfolding very differently in Republican- and Democratic-leaning parts of the country.
Discussion: Instapundit and WCMH-TV
Abigail Abrams / TIME:
Total Cost of Her COVID-19 Treatment: $34,927.43  —  When Danni Askini started feeling chest pain, shortness of breath and a migraine all at once on a Saturday in late February, she called the oncologist who had been treating her lymphoma.  Her doctor thought she might be reacting poorly to a new medication …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Cult of Personality Did This  —  The president of the United States is a menace to public health.  —  I don't mean that I disagree with him on policy, although I do.  I don't mean that I abhor the president's expressed bigotry toward religious and ethnic minorities, although that is also true.
Discussion: Raw Story and Kaiser Health News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump administration, lawmakers huddle to negotiate massive $1T stimulus, amid coronavirus crisis  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and members of President Trump's economic team are huddling with lawmakers on Capitol Hill Friday as he continues negotiations with Senate Republicans …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and NBC News
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Exclusive: McConnell defends crafting $1 trillion stimulus plan without Democrats
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
Michael Donnelly:
COVID-19: NYC should brace for impact and shut down now.  —  Five days ago I wrote this medium post (COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be).  In it, I forecast that NYC's hospitals would be at capacity as early as March 30.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
We Need Time to Absorb All This  —  Everyone is thinking through the reality of the coronavirus pandemic and how to rise to the occasion.  —  This is a quick piece that touches on where we are, where we may be going, and an attitude for the journey.  —  The screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan once …
Annalyn Kurtz / CNN:
Goldman Sachs predicts 2.25 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims this week, the highest on record  —  New York (CNN Business)Americans are starting to lose their jobs in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and economists expect it's only going to get worse from here.  And quickly, too.
Chicago Tribune:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker to issue lockdown order requiring residents ‘shelter in place’ starting Saturday, sources say  —  Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to issue a “shelter-in-place” order for the entire state starting Saturday, essentially commanding residents to stay in their homes as the officials …
Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Coronavirus and Poverty: A Mother Skips Meals So Her Children Can Eat  —  Americans with tight financial resources have fewer options as they navigate coronavirus closures and layoffs.  —  BRENHAM, Texas — With her six hungry children in the car, Summer Mossbarger was one of the first in line for lunch at the drive-through.
Steven Levy / Wired:
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming  —  Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need with lots more testing.  —  Larry Brilliant says he doesn't have a crystal ball.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
 
 
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Companies are rushing to introduce coronavirus testing kits — and so are scam artists
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Vindicates Capitalism
Martin Vassolo / Miami Herald:
Thousands partied at this Miami Beach festival. Nine tested positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Florida Politics
New York Times:
Coronavirus Stimulus Package Spurs a Lobbying Gold Rush
Kaye Loggins / VICE:
As Hospitals Prepare for COVID-19, Life-Saving Trans Surgeries Are Delayed
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NB Blog
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Extends Individual Tax Filing Deadline to July 15
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Coronavirus Is Just More Fodder for Chinese Propaganda Campaign
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Voter photo ID bill passes Kentucky legislature, heads to Gov. Beshear's desk
Jon Meacham / New York Times:
We Can't Let Coronavirus Postpone Elections
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Told Governors to Buy Own Virus Supplies, Then Outbid Them
Discussion: The Root
Shira Stein / Bloomberg Law:
Trump's 500 Million Respirators Could Take 18 Months to Deliver
Discussion: Raw Story, Slate and The Independent
 

 
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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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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