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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.
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
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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Kaitlyn Olvera / WKBN-TV:
College students in Florida test positive for coronavirus after spring break trip — The school didn't say where they went during their break or if they lived on or off campus — TAMPA, Fl. (WFLA) — Five University of Tampa students are recovering after testing positive for COVID-19 during spring break, the school said.
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Katrina Elsken / Lake Okeechobee News:
Okeechobee county commissioner suggests ways to combat COVID-19 virus — · by Special to the Lake Okeechobee News — OKEECHOBEE - While most of the Okeechobee County Commissioners urge the public to refer to the health information from the Centers for Disease Control …
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Florida Politics
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 …
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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Politico:
Senate's coronavirus rescue package faces major test on Sunday
Senate's coronavirus rescue package faces major test on Sunday
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Associated Press, The Hill and One America News Network
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Lawmakers hammering out details of economic stimulus: 'We're getting closer'
Lawmakers hammering out details of economic stimulus: 'We're getting closer'
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The Hill, Politico and One America News Network
Barry Rubin / The Bulwark:
Where Are the Tests? — Donald Trump lied about the danger from COVID-19. Now he's lying about the availability of tests for the coronavirus. Watch him lie, again, in real time. — Today is Sunday, March 22, 2020 and America is a different country than it was a month ago. — Business have closed.
Jerusalem Post:
Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60 — Israeli medical doctor Gai Peleg told Israeli television that in northern Italy the orders are not to allow those over 60 access to respiratory machines. — Italy suffered more coronavirus-related victims than China …
Tucson Police Department:
BURGLARY - 839 W. CONGRESS ST - El Rio Health Center — (COVID-19 Test Kits Stolen) — The Tucson Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with attempting to identify the pictured burglary suspect. — On March 20, 2020, just before 8:00 p.m., the suspect entered the El Rio Health Center disguised as a delivery driver.
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Big League Politics
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, PJ Media Home, Raw Story, Redstate, Daily Kos, The Hill, Reason, The Moderate Voice and Politico
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, CNN and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, Politico, Mediaite and The Hill
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, ‘people will die who could have lived otherwise’ — Mayor de Blasio says the president should activate Defense Production Act for supplies and mobilize the military to help fight coronavirus pandemic. — WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …
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Axios, The Hill, Bloomberg, New York Post and The Daily Beast
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Washington Post fact-checker attacks people for quoting Joe Biden verbatim — Joe Biden claimed at the last Democratic primary debate that, under his administration, there would be, quote, “No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period, ends.”
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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Althouse, The Columbus Dispatch, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Mother Jones
Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
Construction of US-Mexico border wall proceeds despite coronavirus pandemic — The Trump administration announced plans to erect 150 miles of barrier on the border, involving large numbers of contractors — The Trump administration is ramping up construction of its multibillion-dollar …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Thank God the Doctor Is In — Peeking out our windows, we see America shriveling. — WASHINGTON — It's not easy being a national treasure. — “I'm exhausted,” confessed Tony Fauci when I reached him Thursday evening in the middle of another 18-hour workday.
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The Hill, The Independent, Political Wire and The Daily Beast
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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Ventura County Star:
Coronavirus: All voters to receive mail ballots in runoff election to succeed Rep. Katie Hill — To help contain the spread of coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that all voters in Congressional District 25 should receive ballots in the mail ahead of May 12 special election triggered …
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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National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Instapundit, Townhall and Spectator USA
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.