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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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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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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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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
New York cancels Democratic primary against wishes of Sanders supporters
New York cancels Democratic primary against wishes of Sanders supporters
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Challenges His Possible Removal From New York Primary Ballot
Bernie Sanders Challenges His Possible Removal From New York Primary Ballot
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Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Supreme Court rules government must pay billions to Obamacare insurers — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the federal government owes health insurers massive payments from an Obamacare program shielding them from financial risks after the companies accused Washington of reneging on its funding promises.
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Jill J. Karofsky / New York Times:
I'm the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning. — We must get away from a partisan view of the law. — Judge Karofsky is a justice-elect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. — On April 7, I was on the ballot in an election that should not have happened.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun 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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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.
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Pelosi: Guaranteed income during coronavirus crisis is “worthy of attention” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC Monday that minimum guaranteed income is “worthy of attention” as a policy measure to help Americans deal with the economic fallout from coronavirus pandemic.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pelosi says Democrats will push for vote-by-mail in next coronavirus relief package
Pelosi says Democrats will push for vote-by-mail in next coronavirus relief package
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president in video remarks calling him the ‘personification of hope and courage’
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president in video remarks calling him the ‘personification of hope and courage’
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Saying Lockdowns Must Last Until Mass Testing Or A Vaccine Is Absurd
Saying Lockdowns Must Last Until Mass Testing Or A Vaccine Is Absurd
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to push for a provision in the next coronavirus package that would stop President Donald Trump from putting his name on any additional stimulus checks.
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Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
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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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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.
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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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump's public campaign …
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New York Times:
260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone. My administration will do everything possible to help those communities get back on their feet. We're speaking with the governors and representatives.
CNN:
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus. Her life has been turned upside down — Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
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BBC:
Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases — New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. — With new cases in single figures for several days - one on Sunday - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was “currently” eliminated.
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New York Post:
White House officials say Trump works so hard he often misses lunch — President Trump's schedule is so packed amid the coronavirus crisis that he sometimes skips lunch, his aides told The Post — refuting a report that the commander-in-chief spends his days obsessing over TV coverage and eating fries.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Very Real Threat of Trump's Deepfake — When people began talking about the political implications of deepfake technology—manipulating a video to transpose one person's face on another's body—they usually assumed that deepfakery would be deployed by some anonymous, hostile non-state actor …
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Is Donald Trump Manly? — Perhaps that word does not mean what you think it means . . . Like everyone else in this godforsaken business, I have a list of things that I might like to write about some day. A piece about Sebastian Gorka, however, is very very low on that list.
Andy Lack / NBC News:
Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House. But we're winning. — At this dark hour, Americans are scared. They're hungry for accurate information and the unvarnished truth. Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.
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Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing Trump on a Covid-19 Plan — They are working around the clock to cull the world's most promising research for what they describe as a virus-era Manhattan Project — A dozen of America's top scientists and a collection of billionaires …