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New York Times:
How the Virus Got Out — The most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven't been enough. We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why. — It seems simple: Stop travel, stop the virus from spreading around the world.Here's why that didn't work.
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
White House Pushes U.S. Officials to Criticize China For Coronavirus ‘Cover-Up’ — A State Department cable obtained by The Daily Beast says the U.S. and the American people are the “greatest humanitarians the world has ever known.” — As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow …
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Balloon Juice and Breitbart
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Nick Cohen / The Guardian:
Bluff, bombast and blame is all that Donald Trump can offer in this crisis
Bluff, bombast and blame is all that Donald Trump can offer in this crisis
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Slate
Miami Herald:
Coronavirus is killing us in Florida, Gov. DeSantis. Act like you give a damn — With Florida's economy crashing under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis is working overtime to preserve our status as the world's leading exporter of political comedy.
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Florida Politics
Jason Grant / New York Law Journal:
David Lat Put on Ventilator, in Critical Condition With COVID-19 Infection — The founder of the Above the Law blog was put on a ventilator after “his oxygen levels dropped,” according to his husband. … David Lat is in critical condition and has been has been put on a ventilator …
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Patterico's Pontifications
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Italy's coronavirus death toll feeds fear of what lies ahead in Europe and the U.S. — Global anxiety over the coronavirus centered on Europe on Saturday, where Italy is bearing the brunt of the pandemic's unceasing spread. Italian officials announced that 793 people had succumbed to the virus in a single day.
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Sasha Pezenik / ABC News:
FEMA administrator says more masks are being shipped from stockpile amid shortage — He could not provide details on a concrete timeline to meet the country's demand — Critical medical gear is still in short supply as the nation grapples with new coronavirus, but Federal Emergency …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, ‘people will die who could have lived otherwise’
NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, ‘people will die who could have lived otherwise’
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The Hill, Bloomberg and The Daily Beast
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency — The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying”
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Outside the Beltway, Letters from an American, Redstate, Daily Kos, Reason, The Hill and The Moderate Voice
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Bill Barr's DOJ using pandemic crisis to ask for permission to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial: report
Bill Barr's DOJ using pandemic crisis to ask for permission to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial: report
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Mediaite, PJ Media Home and Politico
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Becoming White House chief of staff during coronavirus — Mark Meadows is immersed in one of the most extraordinary job training sessions an incoming White House chief of staff can get: how to manage thousands of staffers — and President Trump — in the middle of a pandemic.
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Trump Writes to Kim Jong-un Offering Help in Virus Fight, North Korea Says — The North, which says it is waging an all-out campaign against the coronavirus, expressed “sincere gratitude” for the president's letter. — SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump has sent a letter to North Korea's leader …
Kate Smith / CBS News:
Ohio abortion clinics ordered to stop procedures due to coronavirus — All of Ohio's abortion clinics have been ordered to stop providing the procedure as the state clamps down on medical services to preserve protective gear amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Columbus Dispatch, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Mother Jones
Robert Klemko / Washington Post:
Coronavirus shut down Sin City, creating a potentially devastating situation for Las Vegas — LAS VEGAS — Don Gummerson and Josh “Pepper” Clarke left The Flamingo and sauntered alone down the sidewalk of the Strip, past locked casino doors and outdoor daiquiri machines shrouded in black trash bags …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Short-term thinking plagues Trump's coronavirus response — After months of minimizing the threat to the United States, President Donald Trump jumped feet-first into the coronavirus fight this week with vows of quick fixes to the testing problem, claims about potential cures …
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Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
Max Boot / Washington Post:
This wouldn't have happened if Hillary Clinton had won — The coronavirus is the most foreseeable disaster in history — and so is President Trump's inability to rise to the occasion. — There were scattered warnings before Pearl Harbor and 9/11 of what was to come. But nothing like this.
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Twitchy
New York Times:
The Coronavirus's Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing Home — Two-thirds of Life Care Center's residents and 47 of its workers fell ill. Thirty-five people died. We investigated what went wrong. — KIRKLAND, Wash. — Loretta Rapp, 79, was easy to spot as she zipped through …
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New York Times:
Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight — President Trump resists using emergency powers to compel production, saying companies will voluntarily provide much-needed protective gear. — President Trump on Saturday sought to assure an anxious American public …
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Washington Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jessica Williams / NOLA.com:
This 39-year-old New Orleans woman tested for coronavirus. She died before getting her results. — She tested for coronavirus, and her results were delayed. Five days later, she was dead in her kitchen. — On March 10, Natasha Ott, 39, felt the beginnings of a cold coming on.
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Raw Story
Sarah Newey / Telegraph:
Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy? — The country's high death toll is due to an ageing population, overstretched health system and the way fatalities are reported — The coronavirus pandemic is exacting a heavy toll on Italy, with hospitals overwhelmed and a nationwide lockdown imposed.
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The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, Instapundit and Spectator USA
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Marriott to Furlough Thousands of Corporate Jobs — Coronavirus impact worse than post-9/11 attacks, financial crisis combined, CEO says — Marriott International Inc. plans to furlough thousands of corporate employees at its headquarters and other cities around the world …
Yahoo News:
Federal law enforcement document reveals white supremacists discussed using coronavirus as a bioweapon — WASHINGTON — White supremacists discussed plans to weaponize coronavirus via “saliva,” a “spray bottle” or “laced items,” according to a weekly intelligence brief distributed by a federal law enforcement division on Feb. 17.
New York Post:
NYC Health Department gets graphic in coronavirus sex memo — It's not always better to love the one you're self-isolating with. — The Department of Health issued guidance Saturday on ways to stay COVID-19-free when the birds and bees beckon amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New York Times:
It's Time to Protect the 2020 Election, Too — Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November's vote. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
Politico:
Will spring breakers become super-spreaders? — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida officials move to expel the hundreds of thousands of spring breakers who ignored calls for social distancing, public-health specialists are nervously wondering what will happen once the party's over.
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Raw Story
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Considers Special Enrollment Period for Affordable Care Act Due to Coronavirus Spread — Enrollment period for states using federal exchange ended Dec. 15 — The Trump administration is considering the launch of a special enrollment period for people to sign up for health coverage under …
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Claim they're going shopping: Border officials allow hundreds of Mexican vehicles to cross despite Trump ban — Customs and Border Protection officials are defying the Trump administration's directive to block all nonessential foreign travel into the United States from Mexico …