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Chad Livengood / Crain's Detroit Business:
Whitmer: Feds told vendors not to send medical supplies to Michigan — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer suggested Friday that a growing rift with the White House is affecting shipments of medical supplies to Michigan amid exponential growth in confirmed coronavirus cases.
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After Trump Attacks Whitmer, She Says Vendors Aren't Sending Desperately Needed Coronavirus Supplies
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just raged at Michigan's governor. Here's what's really behind it.
CNBC:
Trump orders General Motors to make ventilators under Defense Production Act — President Donald Trump has ordered General Motors to make ventilators under the Defense Production Act. — The Korean War-era statute can force certain American companies to produce materials …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Says He's Doing a Hell of a Job Getting Medical Supplies. Reality Says Otherwise.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump ties coronavirus decisions to personal grievances
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Associated Press:
Trump, rejecting blame, warns governors to be ‘appreciative’
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Washington Post:
Live updates: U.S. becomes first country to report 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talks
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Bloomberg:
Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge — Cars stopped, homes to be checked to enforce quarantines — Officers halt cars on the interstate to start the crackdown — Rhode Island police began stopping cars with New York plates Friday.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox Business Ditches Trish Regan After Coronavirus ‘Impeachment Scam’ Rant — The Fox Business host was officially let go on Friday more than two weeks after she ranted against the “coronavirus impeachment scam.” — Fox Business Network announced on Friday that it has officially “parted ways” …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump chips away at Congress' role in coronavirus relief oversight — President Donald Trump intends to ignore provisions in the newly passed $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill intended to shore up Congress' oversight of the massive rescue program. — The legislation establishes a …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Suggests He Can Gag Inspector General for Stimulus Bailout Program — In a signing statement, the president undermined a key safeguard Democrats had insisted upon as a condition of approving $500 billion in corporate relief in the $2 trillion law. — WASHINGTON — When President Trump signed …
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus modelers factor in new public health risk: Accusations their work is a hoax — In the one month since the first U.S. coronavirus death, America has become a country of uncertainty. — New cases of infection and casualties continue multiplying.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Coronavirus Isn't Just A Blue State Problem
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Anna North / Vox:
A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy — Joe Biden delivers remarks about the coronavirus outbreak on March 12, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — A woman says Biden assaulted her in 1993. Now #TimesUpBiden is trending.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden campaign adamantly denies allegation of sexual assault
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Inside Joe Biden's bizarre coronavirus bunker
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New York Times:
‘White-Collar Quarantine’ Over Virus Spotlights Class Divide — Child care options, internet access and extra living space leave a gulf between rich and poor in coping with disruptions to school and work. — For about $80,000, an individual can purchase a six-month plan with Private Health Management …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance — A 17-year-old boy in Los Angeles County who became the first teen believed to have died from complications with covid-19 in the U.S. was denied treatment at an urgent care clinic because he didn't have health insurance …
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New York Times:
Some U.S. Cities Could Have Coronavirus Outbreaks Worse Than Wuhan's — If the rate of growth in coronavirus cases continues, the New York City metropolitan area will suffer a more severe outbreak than those experienced in Wuhan, China, or the Lombardy region of Italy.
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Coronavirus spreading in The Villages — TALLAHASSEE — At least five residents from The Villages have contracted the coronavirus through community spread or close contact with someone else who had the virus, according to the Florida Department of Health in Sumter County.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Instacart's Gig Workers Are Planning a Massive, Nationwide Strike — Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from Instacart. — Instacart shoppers are planning a nationwide mass revolt over the grocery delivery app's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump, wins high marks for female VP pledge — Former Vice President Joe Biden bests President Donald Trump by nine points in a 2020 ballot test, in the first Fox News Poll since Biden became the de facto Democratic nominee. — In a head-to-head presidential matchup …
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Emily Feng / NPR:
Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive — A spate of mysterious second-time infections is calling into question the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tools even as China prepares to lift quarantine measures to allow residents to leave the epicenter of its outbreak next month.
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Jeremy Egner / New York Times:
I Am Hospitalized With the Coronavirus — As a generally healthy 45-year-old, I didn't seem like a probable Covid-19 candidate. — On March 12 I got a fever that didn't go away. — It hovered around 101 or 102 degrees for the next week, accompanied by severe fatigue and body aches.
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
United Airlines warns aid isn't enough to avoid workforce cuts — United said it will not furlough or cut the pay of its U.S. workers through Sept. 30, as outlined in a government aid package. — A bill allows U.S. airlines to access $25 billion in aid so they continue paying workers through that date.
Kathy Hoekstra / Detroit News:
Michigan's doctors fight coronavirus, and governor's office — The coronavirus is unquestionably a significant threat to the health and safety of people throughout the world. The infection's worldwide death toll is more than 23,000 and counting, 1,163 in the United States and 60 here in Michigan.
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Trump Chooses Disaster as His Re-Election Strategy — It's a massive bet that political polarization is a more powerful force than the virus's body count. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Donald Trump's re-election strategy had two potential paths this week.
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
Kushner's Shadow Task Force Appears to Violate Multiple Laws — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington—Jared Kushner's shadow coronavirus task force appears to be violating both the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) by using private email accounts …
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
When New York Needed Him Most, Bill de Blasio Had His Worst Week As Mayor — “For the vast majority of New Yorkers, life is going on pretty normally right now,” Bill de Blasio said on Morning Joe March 10, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 1,000. “We want to encourage that.”
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New York Times:
Pentagon Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Top Commander — A secret Pentagon directive orders planning to try to destroy a militia group backed by Iran, but America's top general in Iraq cautions of the risks. — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered military commanders …
Congressman Mike Kelly:
Representative Kelly Tests Positive for COVID-19 — Washington, D.C. - Earlier, this week, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly began experiencing flu-like symptoms and consulted his doctor, who ordered a test for COVID-19. His test came back positive this afternoon.
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Michelle Fay Cortez / Bloomberg:
Abbott Launches 5-Minute Covid-19 Test for Use Almost Anywhere — Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as 5 minutes, and is so small and portable it can be used in almost any health-care setting.
New York Times:
We're Sharing Coronavirus Case Data for Every U.S. County — As the coronavirus has spread across the United States, killing hundreds of people and sickening tens of thousands more, comprehensive data on the extent of the outbreak has been difficult to come by.
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Washington Post:
Trump promised scores of big-box retailers would offer parking lots for covid-19 testing. There are only five of them. — Two weeks ago, President Trump promised a network of drive-through covid-19 testing sites across the country where people could be tested “very safely, quickly and conveniently.”
Politico:
Republican fundraiser looks to cash in on coronavirus — A longtime Republican fundraiser sent an email to his clients on Thursday abruptly announcing that he would no longer be working for them. — The reason: He saw an opportunity to capitalize on the coronavirus response.
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