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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response — The president retweeted a post calling for the government's top infectious disease specialist to be fired after the doctor acknowledged that shutting down the country earlier could have saved lives.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends Easter Asking Confidants: ‘What Do You Think of Fauci?’ — The president called various friends and allies over the weekend to ask for their opinion on the doctor he says he made a “star”—and even retweeted a call for his firing. — President Donald Trump spent much of this Easter weekend …
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Emma Tucker / The Daily Beast:
Trump Makes First Public Rebuke of Fauci With #FireFauci Retweet
Trump Makes First Public Rebuke of Fauci With #FireFauci Retweet
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New York Times:
The East Coast, Always in the Spotlight, Owes a Debt to the West — California, Oregon and Washington have shipped 1,000 ventilators to New York. Should Western states be getting more attention for their relative success in battling Covid-19? — LOS ANGELES — California …
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Big Business Pledged Gentler Capitalism. It's Not Happening in a Pandemic.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He's Fighting for Disney's Life.
Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He's Fighting for Disney's Life.
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Kathleen Arberg / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release — The Court will hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in a limited number of previously postponed cases. The following cases will be assigned argument dates after the Clerk's Office has confirmed the availability of counsel:
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Never Spoken to Joe Biden. Here's What She Would Say. — In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she intended to support the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the “process of coming together should be uncomfortable for everyone involved.”
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Tim Mak / WBUR:
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled04:32 — One month ago today, President Trump declared a national emergency. — In a Rose Garden address, flanked by leaders from giant retailers and medical testing companies, he promised a mobilization of public …
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Navy Sailor Assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt Dies of COVID-Related Complications — From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs — PEARL HARBOR (NNS) — The Sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam April 9 …
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
‘Absolute Clusterf-k’: Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force — Missed warnings, conflicting messages, and broken promises — how the White House fumbled its response to the worst pandemic in a century — On February 24th, Dr. Duane Caneva …
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Robert Stacy McCain / The American Spectator:
The Worst Governor in America — Gretchen Whitmer imposes insane policies on Michigan. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (YouTube screenshot) — One word keeps recurring in online discussions of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest orders to fight the state's raging COVID-19 outbreak: “Insanity.”
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Biden's Polling Lead vs. Trump Isn't as Solid as It Looks — Consider two important measurement differences: battleground states versus other states, and registered voters versus likely voters. — President Trump and Joe Biden begin the general election campaign locked …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump says decision on coronavirus reopening belongs to him, not governors — President Trump tweeted Monday that the “decision to open up the states” following shutdown measures taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus lies with him, not governors. — Why it matters: The tweet undermines …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
How Mitch McConnell Became Trump's Enabler-in-Chief — The Senate Majority Leader's refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever. — On Thursday, March 12th, Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, could have insisted that he and his colleagues work through the weekend …
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Washington Post:
THE PANDEMIC'S FIRST WAVE — Behind every data point on a curve or chart is a name and story of the earliest victims — It began one day in late February, with two people in King County, Wash. — Elsewhere, life in the United States was still relatively normal: economy humming, kids in school, games on, stores open, streets busy.
Josh Smith / Reuters:
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look …
The Intercept:
Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Sanctioned Russian Mercenary Firm Wagner — Erik Prince, founder of the private security firm Blackwater and a Trump administration adviser, has sought in recent months to provide military services to a sanctioned Russian mercenary firm in at least …
Neil M. Barofsky / New York Times:
Why We Desperately Need Oversight of the Coronavirus Stimulus Spending — Rigorous watchdogs can ensure that vast amounts of taxpayer money aren't lost to fraud or handed out as political favors. — Mr. Barofsky is the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi, Schumer double down on calls for ‘interim’ coronavirus relief bill — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer doubled down on their calls for an “interim emergency” coronavirus relief package on Monday, renewing their efforts to get more than $500 billion …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Anthony Causi, beloved Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48 — Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a fixture in the New York sports world, died Sunday of the coronavirus at North Shore University Hospital.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
COVID-19 Impact on Daily Life Heightens — Many report increased stress, layoffs, shortages, loneliness — West Long Branch, NJ - The number of Americans who say the COVID-19 outbreak has had a major impact on their lives has risen by 9 points in the past three weeks, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Here's How We Extricate Ourselves From This Lockdown — ESCAPE PLAN — One expert said New Yorkers might be able to “throw a small party, depending on your age and demographic”—and who attends—by the end of the summer. — No politician or public health expert can say when the novel …
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Stuart Emmrich / Vogue:
If You Can't Stop Staring at TV Anchors Home Backgrounds, You're Not Alone — On a recent morning, I found myself in my usual position—on my couch, planted in front of the TV, watching the news, something I have done every single day for hours at a time since the coronavirus pandemic came to New York.
CNN:
Stanley Chera, New York real estate mogul and Trump friend, has died of coronavirus complications — New York (CNN Business)Stanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related to Covid-19 …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate hits pause on confirming Trump's judges — The Senate's streak of judicial confirmations is on hiatus as senators confront the coronavirus outbreak, leaving more than three dozen nominees in limbo. — Until now, the Senate has rapidly confirmed President Donald Trump's judicial nominees …
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The City:
Garbage Pickups Tell a Tale of Two Cities, With Part of Manhattan Shrinking — Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for THE CITY's daily morning newsletter. — As many New Yorkers began to stay away from work, school and restaurants, city sanitation workers picked …