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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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The Independent, The Root and CBS Los Angeles
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Pulls Back From $1 Billion Coronavirus Ventilator Deal — A deal with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to produce tens of thousands of the critical lifesaving devices seemed imminent. Then the announcement was pulled back. — WASHINGTON — The White House …
Politico:
Trump downplays need for ventilators as New York begs to differ
Trump downplays need for ventilators as New York begs to differ
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Vox, Democrats, The Verge, The Hill, New York Post, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, American Greatness, PJ Media Home, Chicago Boyz and Breitbart
Politico:
House passes $2 trillion coronavirus package — but not without last-minute drama — The House passed a sweeping, $2 trillion coronavirus relief package Friday that will provide immediate assistance to many Americans, small businesses and major industries on the brink of economic collapse amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Inside Joe Biden's bizarre coronavirus bunker — The Biden campaign has been studying the '18 midterms. — No, not the ones two years ago when Democrats took over the House by aggressively recruiting moderates and sweeping swing districts across the country, a precursor to Biden's own centrist strategy …
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New York Times and Althouse
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Jay Cost / New York Post:
Coronavirus is killing the Biden campaign — and making him look like a fool
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
CNN to host town hall with Joe Biden on coronavirus
CNN to host town hall with Joe Biden on coronavirus
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The Daily Caller
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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The Guardian, Washington Post, Hub, USNI News and The Bulwark
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Media Peddle Bogus Wuhan Virus Stats To Bash America
Media Peddle Bogus Wuhan Virus Stats To Bash America
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The Guardian, USA Today, American Enterprise Institute and YouTube
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
America Is Trapped in Trump's Blind Spot — It's a thought experiment, I know, but bear with me: Imagine a situation where a president has been elected on a platform of nationalism laced with xenophobia and is supported by a base of cultish authoritarianism.
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 Republic and Eschaton
Katherine Stewart / New York Times:
The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals — Trump's response to the pandemic has been haunted by the science denialism of his ultraconservative religious allies. — Ms. Stewart is the author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.”
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Redstate, The Federalist, Breitbart, Raw Story and Twitchy
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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FiveThirtyEight, Raw Story, Jezebel, The Daily Wire, Big League Politics, National Review and The Hill
Frances Martel / Breitbart:
Xi Jinping: China to Expand Pharmaceutical Monopoly, Keep ‘Unfettered Flow of Trade’ — Chinese dictator Xi Jinping told fellow G20 leaders in a teleconferenced speech on Thursday that China intends to increase its manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to “keep global financial markets stable.”
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WWJ Newsradio 950:
After Trump Attacks Whitmer, She Says Vendors Aren't Sending Desperately Needed Coronavirus Supplies — “They're being told not to send stuff to Michigan.” — (WWJ) After President Donald Trump issued scathing comments about Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying she's “not stepping up …
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Raw Story, Vox, emptywheel, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balloon Juice
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
China Shuts Down All Cinemas, Again — Over the past two weeks, movie theaters had begun to gradually reopen in the country. No reason was given for the abrupt reversal, but insiders say they believe the government is worried about a potential second wave of coronavirus infections.
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TheBlaze, The Week, Vanity Fair, Variety and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
Antoine Gara / Forbes:
Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Explains Himself — It's the most eventful 0.2% gain of Bill Ackman's career. — The billionaire investor entered 2020 long a handful of brand name companies like Berkshire Hathaway, Hilton Worldwide and Chipotle. But his $6.5 billion in assets firm …
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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 …
Greenville News:
Greenville to ‘re-evaluate’ proposed COVID-19 stay-at-home order in light of SC AG opinion — The city of Greenville will have to “re-evaluate” a stay-at-home ordinance that would have joined actions in Charleston and Columbia after the state Attorney General's Office issued an opinion Friday saying …
Nesrine Malik / The Guardian:
Mehdi Hasan: 'Most people ask the question and move on. I don't' — Mehdi Hasan: 'Most people ask the question and move on. I don't' — The political interviewer on how he made it in the US and his anger at the deference the media has for Donald Trump which could cost lives during the pandemic
Ashton Pittman / MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS:
Churches, Stores Reopen As Governor Overrides Mayors' COVID-19 Orders — Roadside mannequins are inviting residents of Moss Point, Miss., to resume shopping at a local clothing store, restaurants are returning their dine-in services, and churches are re-opening their doors for services.
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Daily Kos
USA Today:
Death rate soars in New Orleans coronavirus ‘disaster’ that could define city for generations — NEW ORLEANS — Throngs of revelers may have brought the coronavirus to New Orleans during Mardi Gras celebrations here. — But the city's poverty rate, lack of healthcare and affordable housing …
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The Atlantic, NBC News, Breitbart and Forbes
Apple:
Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website based on CDC guidance — Tools Offer Up-to-Date Guidance and Information for People Across the US — Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources to help people stay informed and take the proper steps to protect their health during …
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Variety, Mashable, The Verge, Fortune, MacRumors, WFRV Local 5 and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
U.S. cities have acute shortages of masks, test kits, ventilators as they face coronavirus threat — The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter.
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Balkinization, View from the Wing and The Week
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Masks from Mexico: On coronavirus front lines, a midnight dash across the border — Tom Banning was fielding increasingly anxious pleas from doctors across Texas when he got a call from a golfing buddy with an unusual offer. — Banning's friend, who had connections in the oil and gas business …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Trump O'Clock Follies — The President's mendacious nightly press briefings on the coronavirus will go down in history for their monumental flimflammery. — During the Vietnam War, the United States had the Five O'Clock Follies, nightly briefings at which American military leaders claimed …
WAMU:
A Deputy Director In D.C. Mayor's Office Has Died Of COVID-19 | WAMU — This developing story will be updated. — An official in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration died from COVID-19 on Friday. — George Valentine was the deputy director of the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Advisers steer Trump to drop back-to-work deadline — Believing the worst is yet to come, some top advisers to President Trump are struggling to steer him away from Easter as an arbitrary deadline for much of the nation to reopen. — State of play: The operating assumption among administration …
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Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, Input and The Montgomery Advertiser
Tim Renaud / WCBD News 2:
Rep. Joe Cunningham tests positive for COVID-19, remains in self-quarantine — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) - Representative Joe Cunningham has tested positive for COVID-19. — The Lowcountry Representative entered self-quarantine on March 19th after he learned from the Attending Physician …
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Trump Rejects New York's Plea For Ventilators: 'I Don't Believe You Need' That Many — “I have a feeling,” the president told Fox News as the coronavirus continues to spread around the country. — President Donald Trump rejected calls from New York's governor that the state needed tens …
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The Independent and CNN
Washington Post:
Poll finds universal lifestyle changes, rising stress and growing fears about catching coronavirus — The spreading coronavirus pandemic has brought massive and sudden disruption to the daily lives of most Americans amid rapidly rising fears that they could become ill with the covid-19 disease …
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National Review, HuffPost, Politico, Washingtonian, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Caller and NB Blog
Monica Klein / Teen Vogue:
Andrew Cuomo's Coronavirus Response Doesn't Mean He's Crush-Worthy — This op-ed argues that people swooning over the New York governor's steady hand during the coronavirus crisis should look at his record in office. — Everyone wants a quarantine crush. That doesn't mean you need to settle for Andrew Cuomo.
CBS Philly:
Coronavirus New Jersey: Lakewood Man Cited For Hosting Wedding At Residence — LAKEWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — Authorities say a Lakewood man has been cited for hosting a wedding at his residence during the coronavirus pandemic. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer says 39-year-old William Katzenstein …