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President's intelligence briefing book repeatedly cited virus threat — U.S. intelligence agencies issued warnings about the novel coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for President Trump in January and February, months during which he continued to play down the threat …
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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s — Tara Reade, a former staffer in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the Democratic presidential nominee …
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Rich McHugh / Business Insider:
Why Now? In an exclusive interview, Tara Reade's former neighbor explains her decision to come forward, and why she's still voting for Joe Biden. — A friend of former Biden staffer Tara Reade tells Insider that in the mid-1990s, Reade confided in her that the Democratic presidential nominee …
New York Times:
Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide — “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. — A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide on Sunday, according to her father.
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump ‘Advisers’ Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims — The MAGA superstars lost their Fox gig after pushing absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic. — Fox News has cut ties with MAGA vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk …
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Jeff Reeves / CBS17.com:
ReOpen NC leader says she tested positive for COVID-19 — RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A leader of the ReOpen NC group revealed in a Facebook post that she tested positive for COVID-19. — Audrey Whitlock posted to the ReOpen NC Facebook page early Sunday saying her two-week quarantine was ending.
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Steve Wiseman / Raleigh News & Observer:
One of the leaders of ReOpen NC group says she tested positive for COVID-19 — One of the leaders of a group opposing Gov. Roy Cooper's stay-at-home measures aimed at slowing the coronavirus spread has identified herself as having tested positive for the virus.
Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon formally releases 3 Navy videos showing “unidentified aerial phenomena” — Washington — The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with “unidentified aerial phenomena.”
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Pentagon declassifies Navy videos that purportedly show UFOs
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead — As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys. — In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell dangles aid to states — with a catch — The Senate majority leader said in an interview that he was open to a deal with Democrats on the next relief package. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell is open to cutting a deal to provide reeling states and cities …
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Bloomberg:
McConnell Demands Liability Protections in Next Coronavirus Bill — Senate leader reiterates plan for senators to return May 4 — Republican also says he will oppose liberal ‘wish lists’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday the next coronavirus relief legislation …
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tyson Foods chairman warns that ‘the food supply chain is breaking’ — In recent weeks, the poultry producer has temporarily suspended operations at plants across the country. — The board chairman of Tyson Foods is warning that “millions of pounds of meat will disappear” …
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern Questions Who Would Vote for Trump After Disinfectant Remarks — The SiriusXM host says he will support Joe Biden for president. — Howard Stern on Monday said he will support Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election. — The SiriusXM host made the comment while taking …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Howard Stern: ‘I am all in on Joe Biden’
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Howard Stern encourages Trump supporters to get together and drink disinfectants
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Six months out, Biden jumps to lead over Trump amid coronavirus concerns — Six months before Election Day, the coronavirus pandemic has done what impeachment did not: Cost President Donald Trump his advantage over Joe Biden in the 2020 campaign.
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, The Hill and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection — WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over — Returning to the West Wing just a month after impeachment, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers found a presidency in crisis: a deadly disease outbreak, a tumbling stock market and a White House struggling to form …
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Washington Post:
U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19 — An analysis of federal data for the first time estimates excess deaths — the number beyond what would normally be expected — during that period.
ABC News:
Trump encourages governors to ‘seriously consider’ reopening schools — The president also said governors should “maybe get going on it.” — As states continue to roll out plans to reopen their economies, President Donald Trump told governors during a Monday phone call that they should also …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
White House to unveil coronavirus testing plan
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
A Rant against the Media — Why is the first inclination of Donald Trump's supporters to lash out at the press when he says something ridiculous? Part of it is political expediency, of course. Most of it, though, is completely understandable. — Even when Trump badly mangles science …
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Andy Lack / NBC News:
Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House. But we're winning.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Barr tells prosecutors to watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution — Attorney General William Barr on Monday directed federal prosecutors to “be on the lookout” for public health measures put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic that might be running afoul of constitutional rights.
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Kevin Arnovitz / ESPN:
Lakers got money from loan program, returned it — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have returned approximately $4.6 million that they received from a federal government program intended to help small businesses weather the economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the team said in a statement to ESPN on Monday.
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Top-Secret Michelle Obama Doc to Hit Netflix on May 6 — ‘Becoming,’ which originated with the Obamas' Higher Ground production company, shares the name of the former first lady's best-selling 2018 memoir and picks up where it left off. — A documentary feature about Michelle Obama …
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New York Times:
Live Coronavirus in the US Updates — About three million cases have been detected around the world, and the global death toll passed 200,000. The C.D.C. added six new Covid-19 symptoms. Some states gradually allowed some businesses to open, as oil prices plummeted.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump bet on Kim. Now he's disappeared. — North Korea's dictator has vanished from sight, and in doing so, he's exposed a potentially major weakness of President Donald Trump's negotiating tactics. — Trump made a bold bet: that by breaking precedent and engaging directly with Kim Jong Un …
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Emma Tucker / The Daily Beast:
Kelli Ward Urged Anti-Lockdown Protesters to Dress as Health-Care Workers — PART OF THE PROBLEM — Dr. Kelli Ward, the far-right chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, further emboldened conservative protesters who are demanding that governors reopen states by telling them to dress as health-care workers to trick the media.
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New York Times:
New York Board of Elections Cancels Democratic Presidential Primary — The State Board of Elections scrapped the state's June 23 Democratic nominating contest, citing the risk of spreading coronavirus, in a move opposed by supporters of Bernie Sanders. — New York officials canceled …
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The Daily Beast:
Where Has Jared Kushner Gone in the Fight Against Coronavirus? — The president's son-in-law promised a shadow task force for the virus. But a month later, some officials are not overly impressed. — In February, as the White House scrambled to handle the growing coronavirus epidemic …
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Raw Story
The Guardian:
‘Heads we win, tails you lose’: how America's rich have turned pandemic into profit — As 26 million Americans lose their jobs, the billionaire class has added $308bn to its wealth — Never let a good crisis go to waste: as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, America's 1% have taken profitable advantage of the old saying.
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