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New York Daily News:
A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump's controversial coronavirus comments — An unusually high number of New Yorkers contacted city health authorities over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners in the 18 hours that followed President Trump's bogus claim …
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Washington Post:
Trump floats another bogus coronavirus cure — and his administration scrambles to stop people from injecting disinfectants — The federal government scrambled Friday to stave off a potential wave of public health emergencies sparked by President Trump's dangerous suggestion that injecting bleach …
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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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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The Daily Beast:
White House Aides Groan, Try to Clean Up After ‘Dumb’ Trump Again — The president now says he was just being sarcastic though the tape clearly suggests he wasn't. — President Donald Trump on Friday tried to distance himself from his suggestion that people infected with COVID-19 consider …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings — President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations. As soon as next week, he may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said.
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Associated Press:
White House could alter virus briefings to limit Trump role — WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump: My Idea to Inject Disinfectant Was a Prank on Reporters ‘Just to See What Would Happen’ — Yesterday, President Trump stood at the lectern in the White House press room and, while the cameras rolled, asked his science advisers to test whether they could treat coronavirus patients …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade's Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges — A new piece of evidence has emerged buttressing the credibility of Tara Reade's claim that she told her mother about allegations of sexual harassment and assault related to her former boss, then-Sen. Joe Biden.
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Scott Whitlock / NB Blog:
SHOCK Video: Is This the Mother of Joe Biden's Accuser Talking to CNN in 1993? [UPDATED] — Listen to the Article! … According to The Intercept, new evidence has emerged supporting a claim that then-Senator Joe Biden allegedly sexually assaulted a staffer in 1993.
New York Times:
Durham Inquiry Includes Scrutiny of a Media Leak — The attorney general has suggested that the Justice Department review of the Russia investigation has uncovered “troubling” findings without going into details. — WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has complained bitterly about F.B …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Newly Filed Court Documents Include Exculpatory Evidence For Michael Flynn
Newly Filed Court Documents Include Exculpatory Evidence For Michael Flynn
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive: Adam Schiff blocking release of key Russia investigation witness transcripts, officials say
Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Christopher Wray Pushed To Withhold Exculpatory Evidence In Mike Flynn Case
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Christopher Wray Pushed To Withhold Exculpatory Evidence In Mike Flynn Case
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors mull statements from Flynn's ex-lawyers
Prosecutors mull statements from Flynn's ex-lawyers
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Stephanie M. Lee / BuzzFeed News:
A Stanford Professor's Wife Recruited People For His Coronavirus Study By Claiming It Would Reveal If They Could “Return To Work Without Fear” — The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.
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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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Reuters:
Exclusive: China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea's Kim, sources say — BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
How overly optimistic modeling distorted Trump team's coronavirus response — As coronavirus cases climbed daily by the thousands and the nation entered its second month of an economic standstill, President Donald Trump latched onto a sign of hope: A pandemic model closely followed …
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Washington Post:
One country, one system: The week that China shredded its promise on Hong Kong — HONG KONG — Martin Lee has tangled with the Chinese Communist Party countless times in his decades-long fight to achieve free elections in Hong Kong and enlist Western support for the city's democratic ambitions.
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation
Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results? — A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not. — The researchers worked around the clock, in shifts of three to five hours, hoping to stave off weariness …
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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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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Philip Kahn, 100, Dies; Spanish Flu Took His Twin a Century Ago — Aware of the irony of dying during a pandemic, he said history repeats itself. A family member called the brothers “pandemic bookends.” … Philip Kahn believed that history repeats itself, a truism that has hit home for his family in extraordinary fashion.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Stacey Abrams's Remarkable Campaign for Vice President — Stacey Abrams has a theory about how Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump: Pick her as his running mate. — “We have to win the election. And I would point out that I ran the most successful campaign to engage the communities we need …
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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 …
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
Gift of the Mask: Cuomo lauds retired farmer's gesture — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Help has poured into New York from many places as the coronavirus has killed thousands, but the most humble of gifts — a single N-95 mask — brought a mist to the eyes of the state's governor.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Supreme Court denies motion to block Trump ‘public charge’ rule during pandemic — The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration's “public charge” rule during the coronavirus health crisis. — A group of state attorneys general had asked the court to issue …
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Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package — As small businesses and individuals struggle to obtain federal aid, the wealthiest are poised to reap tens of billions of dollars in tax savings. — As the federal government dispenses trillions of dollars to save the economy …
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
AutoNation, a retailer worth billions, says it received nearly $80 million in SBA funds — Employees speak out, saying the company took ‘an obscene amount,’ and the board votes to return funds to the government — AutoNation, a national network of auto sellers, received more than $77 million …
New York Times:
Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus — The president's off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus. — WASHINGTON — For President Trump, who adores the pomp and precision of military ceremonies …
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ProPublica:
Nursing Homes Violated Basic Health Standards, Allowing the Coronavirus to Explode — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — One by one, toward the end of March, residents of Enumclaw Health …
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Jenny Jarvie / Yahoo News:
Georgia reopens hair salons and gyms, offering a preview of life after lockdown — Before 8 a.m., the women wearing masks and bandannas began to line up gingerly outside the Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique, taking care to keep a six-foot distance. — In the middle of a deadly viral pandemic, some needed trims and root touch-ups.
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Pompeo Seeks Exceptions to WHO Funding Halt for Seven Countries — Afghanistan and Syria among nations singled out by Pompeo — Trump ordered pause in funding to World Health Organization — Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has recommended that the U.S. keep funding World Health …