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3:35 PM ET, April 27, 2020

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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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Guy Benson / Townhall:
Shhh: Democrats Asked Zero Questions About Biden Allegations on Sunday Shows, Despite New Evidence
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
CNN:   I used to run White House press briefings. Here's how journalists should handle Trump.
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
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 …
Discussion: Axios, Vox, Roll Call, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Challenges His Possible Removal From New York Primary Ballot
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
New York cancels Democratic primary against wishes of Sanders supporters
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 …
Discussion: Lawfare and VICE
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:   Howard Stern Questions Who Would Vote for Trump After Disinfectant Remarks
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:   Joe Biden's Trump card: Death, disease and economic pain are real. They can't be spun.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president in video remarks calling him the ‘personification of hope and courage’
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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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC News
Jill J. Karofsky / New York Times:
I'm the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.
Discussion: CNN
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.
Discussion: Fox News
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.
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) would rather see states declare bankruptcy than give them federal aid to deal with the economic collapse triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Mitch McConnell's rediscovery of the deficit is a recipe for a depression
Discussion: Politico
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.”
Discussion: Axios, ABC News, VodkaPundit and VICE
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Michael Conte / CNN:   Pentagon officially releases UFO videos
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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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Multi-millionaire Trump donor is top recipient of funds intended for struggling small businesses  —  Across the country, thousands of small businesses — many on the verge of collapse — have not been able to obtain a forgivable loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Discussion: Boondoggle
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Kevin Arnovitz / ESPN:
Lakers got money from loan program, returned it
Discussion: The Week
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and Reason
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Meatpacking workers in Texas Panhandle have little power to avoid the coronavirus
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Wisconsin health department: 36 people positive for coronavirus after primary vote
Richard R. John / Washington Post:
The Founders never intended the U.S. Postal Service to be managed like a business
STAT:
The world wants answers on Gilead's Covid-19 drug.  Experts worry next studies may increase uncertainty
Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Bronx assembly candidate Chantel Jackson stands by anti-vaccine comments
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Chief of Staff Says His Main Concern Is Trump Eating Enough
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package
Caroline Spivack / Curbed NY:
L train tunnel repairs completed ahead of schedule
 Earlier Items: 
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Pelosi: Guaranteed income during coronavirus crisis is “worthy of attention”
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Is Donald Trump Manly?
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Bill Gates's vision for life beyond the coronavirus
Discussion: Financial Times
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal watchdogs name top staffer to oversee pandemic response
Discussion: The Hill
James B. Meigs / Commentary Magazine:
Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump apologists' defense has been obliterated by ‘But Lysol’
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Politico:
Backlash grows as pandemic relief stumbles
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Big-government conservatives mount takeover of GOP
Discussion: Washington Post
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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