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New York Times:
Coronavirus Death in California Came Weeks Before First Known U.S. Death — The earliest U.S. deaths publicly attributed to the virus had been on Feb. 26, when two people died in the Seattle area. Santa Clara County said an autopsy showed a Feb. 6 death was also related.
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Los Angeles Times:
Autopsies reveal first confirmed U.S. coronavirus deaths occurred in Bay Area in February — Two coronavirus-infected people died in Santa Clara County on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17, the medical examiner revealed Tuesday, making them first documented COVID-19 fatalities in the United States.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Backs Away From Hyping Trump's Coronavirus ‘Miracle Drug’ — After spending two full weeks of programming touting an anti-malarial drug as a coronavirus cure, Fox's primetime stars have pulled back almost entirely—and so has the president.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Dodges on Hydroxychloroquine After Study Raises Red Flags — A government-funded analysis found hydroxychloroquine did not keep sick veterans alive or even off ventilators and was tied to more deaths. — President Trump was grilled Tuesday about his flogging of an anti-malaria drug …
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The American Independent and Bloomberg
Marilynn Marchione / Associated Press:
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study — A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Southern governors create a Covid-19 coalition and experts fear a ‘perfect storm’ — TALLAHASSEE — Republican governors across the Southeast are teaming up to reopen the region's economy, even as they lack the testing to know how rapidly the coronavirus is spreading.
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Reuters:
Despite scattered protests, most Americans support shelter-in-place: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
Mayors resist Southern governors' push to reopen despite coronavirus outbreak
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Washington Post
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell slams brakes on next round of coronavirus aid — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is drawing a line: There will be no more attempts at long-distance legislating on the coronavirus. — In a telephone interview Tuesday after passage of a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Senate passes $484 billion coronavirus bill for small business and hospital relief, testing
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The Hill, American Greatness and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Rent Relief — The president's family business pays at least $3 million a year to the federal government for the lease on its D.C. hotel, which is all but empty because of the virus. The next monthly payment is coming due.
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating — Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more dire …
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Nicholas Florko / STAT:
Director of U.S. agency key to vaccine development leaves role suddenly amid coronavirus pandemic — WASHINGTON — Rick Bright, one of the nation's leading vaccine development experts and the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is no longer leading the organization, officials told STAT.
New York Times:
The Quiet Hand of Conservative Groups in the Anti-Lockdown Protests — Groups in a loose coalition have tapped their networks to drive up turnout at recent rallies in state capitals and financed lawsuits, polling and research to combat the stay-at-home orders.
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Washington Post and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Death of the Department Store: ‘Very Few Are Likely to Survive’ — Shuttered flagships. Empty malls. Canceled orders. Risks of bankruptcy. The coronavirus has hit the behemoths of the retail world. — American department stores, once all-powerful shopping meccas that anchored malls …
Joe Palca / NPR:
NIH Panel Recommends Against Drug Combination Promoted By Trump For COVID-19 — • The group of experts, assembled under the agency run by Dr. Anthony Fauci, warns that using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin could result in potential toxicities. — SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Michigan Governor Whitmer Awards Coronavirus Contract to Dem Consulting Firm — UPDATE 6:45 p.m.: After publication of this article, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration announced that the contract was being rescinded. Read more here. — _ — Recent Stories in Coronavirus
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Georgia leads the race to become America's No. 1 Death Destination — Whether you're going to heaven or hell, the old joke goes, you'll have to change planes in Atlanta. — But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing to offer a new nonstop service to the Great Beyond: He has a bold plan to turn his state into the place to die.
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Tim Mak / NPR:
Secret Recording Reveals NRA's Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million — Audio will be available later today. — The National Rifle Association's legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner — An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. — As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities …
Washington Post:
Nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and others are dumped online — Who posted them is unknown, but they immediately became fodder for right-wing activists attacking the organizations — Unknown activists have posted nearly 25,000 email addresses …
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns — Businesses need ‘more freedom,’ the attorney general says — Trump has undercut his guidance on how states should reopen — The Justice Department will consider taking legal action against governors who continue …
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
Donna Shalala failed to disclose stock sales in 2019 in violation of federal law — Miami Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala, the lone House Democrat on the committee set up to oversee $500 billion in taxpayer money being used for coronavirus-related payouts to large businesses …
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Politico and American Prospect
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Senate Republicans Contradict Trump on Russian Interference — But the biggest mysteries of the 2016 election remain unsolved. — In what amounts to a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's views on the subject, the Republican-chaired Senate Intelligence Committee released a 158-page report on Tuesday …
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Raw Story and The New Civil Rights Movement
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Michael Moore's ‘Planet of the Humans’ asks: what if green energy cannot save the planet? — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As environmentalists celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this week, a new documentary poses a sobering question. — What if wind farms, solar panels …
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Forbes, The Wrap, PJ Media Home and Breitbart
Susan Adams / Forbes:
Why Is Harvard Getting $9 Million In Stimulus Money When It Has A $40 Billion Endowment? — Harvard is under attack for the $9 million in stimulus money it's getting from the federal government. “America's Richest University Grabs Nearly $9 Million In Taxpayer Aid,” blasted a Huffington Post headline yesterday.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Valerie Jarrett: ‘No chance’ Michelle Obama will be Biden's VP — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has committed to choosing a woman as his running mate. But an Obama family confidante on Tuesday said there's “no chance” that woman will be Michelle Obama.
New York Times:
Chinese Agents Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say — American officials were alarmed by fake text messages and social media posts that said President Trump was locking down the country. Experts see a convergence with Russian tactics.
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump prepares to hit the road — Stuck in the White House compound and deprived of boisterous rallies, the president wants to send a message that America is reopening for business. — President Donald Trump addresses supporters at a North Carolina rally in early March. Brian Blanco/Getty Images
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Wall Street Journal:
Vice Media Document Lays Out Plan for Layoffs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic — Planning document calls for over 300 layoffs, though company says several such proposals are being worked up — An internal document at Vice Media Group lays out a plan for substantial layoffs at the new-media company's websites …
Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
Spectrum Employees Are Getting Sick Amid Debate Over Working From Home — More than 230 workers at Charter Communications, the cable and internet giant known as Spectrum, have tested positive for Covid-19, as employees question how many of them must work in the office.
Emmanuel Felton / BuzzFeed News:
Justin Trudeau Is Calling For A Ban On All “Assault-Style Weapons” Following The Rampage In Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to continue to push for stricter gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that killed at least 23 people, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's modern history.
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
Coronavirus pandemic brings Ben's Chili Bowl, iconic DC business, to its knees — The family owners wait for its government loan, but so far, nothing. — LIVE NOW — Sage Ali's family has been through a lot, seen a lot. His parents, Ben and Virginia, lived through segregation and the strictures of Jim Crow.
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Bill Clinton stopped CIA from killing bin Laden before 9/11: Documentary — Former President Bill Clinton signed an order preventing the CIA from organizing a kill operation against al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a new documentary. — The revelation is discussed …
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