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Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Lysol maker: Please don't drink our cleaning products — New York (CNN Business)The company that makes Lysol is urging customers not to consume its cleaning products after President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of injecting disinfectants to protect people from coronavirus.
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Trump asked if disinfectants could be injected to kill the coronavirus inside the body. Doctors answered: ‘People will die.’ — After a presentation Thursday that touched on the disinfectants that can kill the novel coronavirus on surfaces and in the air, President Trump pondered whether …
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Lysol manufacturer warns against internal use after Trump comments — A spokesperson for the cleaning product company said it had a responsibility to give accurate info to the public. — WASHINGTON — The manufacturer for Lysol, a disinfectant spray and cleaning product …
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Fact Check: No, Trump Didn't Propose Injecting People with Disinfectant — CLAIM: President Donald Trump suggested injecting people with disinfectant to cure coronavirus. — VERDICT: False. Trump was speaking generally about new information about sunlight, heat, and disinfectant killing the virus.
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NBC News:
Trump's remarks on disinfectants left even close aides shocked — West Wing aides and members of the coronavirus task force were taken aback by the president's “off-the-cuff” remarks. — WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force and aides in the West Wing …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump's comments prompt doctors to warn against injecting disinfectants …
Live updates: Trump's comments prompt doctors to warn against injecting disinfectants …
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Emily Ashton / BuzzFeed:
Please Don't Drink Disinfectant, Lysol And Dettol Maker Says After Trump Suggested People …
Please Don't Drink Disinfectant, Lysol And Dettol Maker Says After Trump Suggested People …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Media erupt over Trump comments on disinfectant and sunlight to cure coronavirus: Here's what he said
Media erupt over Trump comments on disinfectant and sunlight to cure coronavirus: Here's what he said
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Politico:
Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon — Donald Trump is warning “China will own the United States” if Joe Biden is elected president. — But Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China: In 2012, his real estate partner refinanced …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's poor poll numbers trigger GOP alarms over November — Senior Republicans and President Donald Trump's campaign are wrestling with how to best position him for November as the coronavirus poses a grave threat to his reelection. — With Trump's poll figures sagging …
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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Fears Suburban Women Will Destroy Him in 2020—and That Coronavirus Is Making It Worse
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
New Poll Shows a Hidden Danger for Trump: Double Haters
New Poll Shows a Hidden Danger for Trump: Double Haters
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus ‘cure’ wrote to Trump this week — Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment — The leader of the most prominent group …
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Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
CBO's Current Projections of Output, Employment, and Interest Rates and a Preliminary Look at Federal Deficits for 2020 and 2021 — CBO has developed preliminary projections of key economic variables through the end of calendar year 2021, based on information about the economy …
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Washington Post:
Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately — The president said the postal agency should quadruple its package delivery prices and said he will stop congressionally approved funding — President Trump on Friday said he would not be approving …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump: Postal service is a ‘joke’ that must raise prices to get bailout money
Trump: Postal service is a ‘joke’ that must raise prices to get bailout money
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Biden says he thinks Trump will try to delay the presidential election
Biden says he thinks Trump will try to delay the presidential election
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New York Times:
Navy Leaders Recommend Reinstating Roosevelt Captain Fired Over Virus Warning — Capt. Brett E. Crozier, who was removed from command after sending a letter pleading for help to fight the coronavirus on his aircraft carrier, was largely cleared after Navy review.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
If Joe Biden Needs a Black Woman for Vice President, Who Should It Be? — Among black leaders close to Joe Biden, a commitment to selecting a woman is not enough. They have publicly and privately pushed him to select a black woman to fuel black voter enthusiasm.
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Man Who Died Ingesting Fish Tank Cleaner Remembered as Intelligent, Levelheaded Engineer — In death, he has become famous as a cautionary tale about the risks of mindlessly following the armchair medical advice President Donald Trump has dispensed from the White House podium.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems — Close supervision is strongly recommended
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Citing a ‘primary outcome’ of death, researchers cut chloroquine coronavirus study short over safety concerns
Citing a ‘primary outcome’ of death, researchers cut chloroquine coronavirus study short over safety concerns
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Washington Post:
Stephen Miller has long-term vision for Trump's ‘temporary’ immigration order, according to private call with supporters — Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller told White House supporters in a private call this week that the president's new executive order curbing immigration will usher …
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
The president is unwell — The only thing worse than a pandemic is having Donald Trump as your president during a pandemic. Tens of thousands of Americans have died. Tens of millions have lost their jobs. President Trump, meanwhile, has indulged in self-pity, touted an unproven drug …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Amid The Pandemic, U.S. Militia Groups Plot ‘The Boogaloo,’ AKA Civil War, On Facebook — Extremists are promoting anti-government violence on Facebook during the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant appears to be doing little about it. — Thousands of armed right-wing militants …
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New York Times:
Trump Commencement Address Summons West Point Cadets Back to Campus — The president's off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back 1,000 cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus. — WASHINGTON — For President Trump, who adores the pomp and precision …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Avenatti released from jail due to coronavirus fears — (CNN)Michael Avenatti, the celebrity attorney whose clients include adult film star Stormy Daniels, has been released from a New York jail as he begins a temporary reprieve from detention because of coronavirus pandemic fears.
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pat Toomey for governor? As he weighs in on Pa. coronavirus plans, insiders see a marker for the future — One of the worst-kept secrets in Pennsylvania politics is that Sen. Pat Toomey is considering a run for governor in 2022. — So when the Republican rolled out a plan Thursday …
New York Times:
Turmoil in Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits — Sergio Moro, the justice minister who became the face of a powerful anti-corruption crackdown in Brazil, resigned in protest after President Jair Bolsonaro fired the head of the national police.
David Eggert / Associated Press:
Whitmer extends stay-home order through May 15, eases rules — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday lengthened her stay-at-home order through May 15, while lifting restrictions so some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in outdoor activities like golf …
Liz Szabo / Yahoo News:
The anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown movements are converging, refusing to be ‘enslaved’ — While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining with anti-lockdown demonstrators …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump team moves to scrap protections for LGBTQ patients — The Trump administration is moving to scrap an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination, alarming health experts who warn that the regulatory rollback could harm vulnerable people during a pandemic.
Simon Romero / New York Times:
How New Mexico, One of the Poorest States, Averted a Steep Death Toll — New Mexico showed how a state can fight the coronavirus with aggressive social distancing, free testing and scientific expertise. But contagion threats are building. — ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico has f ewer hospital beds per capita …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Taylor Swift Hits Soros Family for ‘Shameless Greed’ — Pop singer Taylor Swift took another swing at billionaire investor George Soros on Thursday, condemning the “shameless greed” of the financier for partnering with her ex-manager Scooter Braun to release a new album of her songs.
Nathaniel Flakin / Left Voice:
Noam Chomsky Is a Liberal — According to the distinguished professor, saying #NeverBiden is basically the same as refusing to vote against Hitler. This is a flawed analogy. If we can learn anything from the early 1930s in Germany, it's that we must fight against capitalist politicians.
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal:
Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Call Center, South Korea … Shin Young Park, Young-Man Kim, Seonju Yi, Sangeun Lee, Baeg-Ju Na, Chang Bo Kim, Jung-il Kim, Hea Sook Kim, Young Bok Kim, Yoojin Park, In Sil Huh, Hye Kyung Kim, Hyung Jun Yoon, Hanaram Jang, Kyungnam Kim, Yeonhwa Chang, Inhye Kim …
Nicholas Clairmont / Washington Examiner:
Social distance warriors — Snitching? There's an app for that. — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently took to the airwaves to announce that responsible citizens could turn state's witness in reporting crimes against public health: “When you see a crowd, when you see a line that's not distanced …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors mull statements from Flynn's ex-lawyers — Last spring, Flynn parted company with his legal team and signed on with new counsel. — Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. Manuel Balce Ceneta, File/AP Photo — Federal prosecutors are studying more than 100 pages …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
ANALYSIS: Inside a week that could define Kemp's political career — Gov. Brian Kemp's brutal week started with the threat of a protest at the Capitol urging him to lift coronavirus restrictions as he was planning to do just that. It ended with a cacophony of horns from a caravan …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Eat More Potatoes, America — Is It Really Too Much to Ask That We Focus, People? — In just about every major publication in the country today, the lead story is that President Trump has once again said something outrageous in yesterday's briefing about the virus response.