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The Daily Beast:
Why Have Women's Groups Gone Dead Silent on Biden Sex-Assault Accusation? — In the wake of the #MeToo movement, prominent women came forward expressing regret they didn't take allegations against then-President Bill Clinton seriously in the 1990s. — Women's groups and prominent feminist figures …
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National Review, HuffPost, Washington Post and Fox News
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BuzzFeed News:
Democrats Will Have To Answer Questions About Tara Reade. The Biden Campaign Is Advising Them To Say Her Story “Did Not Happen.” — While Joe Biden has remained publicly silent about a sexual assault allegation made against him, his presidential campaign has sought to coordinate …
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Fox News, The Week, CNN, Washington Post, Politico, The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly, The Bread Line, Althouse, Breitbart and The Daily Beast
Washington Examiner:
The media owe Brett Kavanaugh an apology — Without a shred of evidence that Brett Kavanaugh had ever even met Christine Blasey Ford, the news media decided the then-Supreme Court nominee was guilty of an unconscionable sexual assault four decades ago. Kavanaugh went overnight from being understood …
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Townhall, HuffPost and The American Conservative
Politico:
Roger Stone search warrants reveal new clues — and mysteries — about 2016 — Nearly three-dozen search warrants unsealed late Tuesday reveal a web of contacts between longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and other key figures in the long-running probe …
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Antibody tests support what's been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
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The Week, ProPublica and Raw Story
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The American People Should See Trump's Coronavirus Briefings in Their Entirety — We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … To get to the White House Rose Garden during the pandemic, you first walk through a tent outside of the grounds, where your temperature is checked …
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New Republic, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
U.S. economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The economy shrunk at the fastest pace since the Great Recession
The economy shrunk at the fastest pace since the Great Recession
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POLITICUSUSA and Fortune
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis and Trump tout Florida a coronavirus success as state announces 83 new deaths — The Republican governor from the Oval Office took aim at governors issuing strict orders. 'Florida's done better,' he said. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared Florida a coronavirus success story …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Police Investigating Death of Arizona Man From Chloroquine Phosphate — The Mesa City Police Department's homicide division is investigating the death of Gary Lenius, the Arizona man whose wife served him soda mixed with fish tank cleaner in what she claimed was a bid to fend off the coronavirus.
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National Review, Louder With Crowder, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Mass layoffs begin in cities and states amid coronavirus fallout, threatening education, sanitation, health and safety — Millions of municipal workers could find themselves out of a job or without pay, according to local leaders, who say programs would fall into disarray unless Washington intervenes
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Morning Consult, Raw Story, Politico and Vanity Fair
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Justin Amash to seek Libertarian Party nomination for president — Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan will seek the Libertarian Party's nomination for president, ending months of speculation that the former Republican would run as an alternative to President Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Ben Domenech / Wall Street Journal:
How My Joke on Twitter Became a Federal Case — The NLRB is investigating me for a humorous tweet about Vox's labor dispute. — I'm under federal investigation for making a joke on Twitter. — In June 2019, employees at the left-liberal Vox Media Inc. walked off the job demanding a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Reason
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Treasury wants stimulus payments to dead people repaid — Economic stimulus payments errantly sent to the deceased should be returned, according to the Treasury Department. — A Treasury spokesperson indicated the department is developing a plan to retrieve the coronavirus-related payments, but didn't provide details.
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Washington Post, VICE and Wall Street Journal
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Axios returns PPP loan
Axios returns PPP loan
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New York Post, Washington Free Beacon and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
‘Whack-a-mole stuff’: Trump's oil rescue hits a slippery path — President Donald Trump and his advisers are offering a barrage of increasingly urgent ideas for propping up faltering oil producers — but people in the industry are skeptical that anything will come of it.
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Washington Post, One America News Network and Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump administration asks intelligence agencies to find out whether China, WHO hid info on coronavirus pandemic — A specific “tasking” seeking information about the outbreak's early days was sent last week to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The CIA got similar instructions.
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National Review, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Raw Story, MSNBC and Vox
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Democrats Urge Lindsey Graham To Focus Hearings On COVID-19, Not More Judges — “Now is not the time to process routine judicial nominations,” reads a letter signed by every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. — WASHINGTON ― Every Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus — Half the country has been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and overwhelming numbers of Americans do not think schools, restaurants or sporting events with large crowds should reopen until there is further testing …
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The Week and PBS NewsHour, more at Mediagazer »
Jake Thomas / The Intellectualist:
States Warn That Workers Will Lose Unemployment If They Refuse To Return To Jobs — Workers who worry about contracting the coronavirus will not be granted an exception. — As states begin to reopen their economies after weeks of stay-at-home orders, some are warning employees …
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Slate, The Texas Tribune and The Hill
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media — Media hyped the virus and alarmed Americans to the point of shutting down the economy — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — When the postmortem is done on the media's coverage of COVID-19 (and it will be), it will be clear that the virus …
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Associated Press
Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
Pence Flouts Mask Policy While Visiting Staff, Patient at Mayo Clinic — WHY??? — Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday refused to wear a mask during his visit to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, which requires all staff, patients, and visitors to wear a face covering while at the medical center.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
'Governors Don't Do Global Pandemics': Cuomo Faults Others Over Virus — The governor accused various world and federal health groups, as well as the news media, of not sufficiently warning the world of the coronavirus outbreak. — ALBANY, N.Y. — A day after seemingly expressing regret …
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The Week
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pelosi to Trump: Ice cream in freezer is 'better than having Lysol in somebody's lungs' — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday hit back at President Donald Trump for mocking her quarantine stash of ice cream, saying that her vice is less harmful than some of his musings on coronavirus treatments.
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Real Clear Politics and Breitbart
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ABC News:
How the pro-Trump message machine is seizing on anti-lockdown fever — Amid the president's mixed messages, some supporters go against health experts. — Outside groups tied to President Trump's re-election bid have ramped up recent efforts to promote back-to-work protests …
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Raw Story, Spectator USA and The Daily Beast
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Two men in Georgia drank disinfectants in efforts to prevent COVID-19, officials say — Officials say two men in Georgia who have suffered from psychiatric problems ingested household chemicals in an effort to protect themselves against COVID-19, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Twitchy
Byron York / Townhall:
When Would Joe Biden Reopen the Country — The most pressing problem facing Americans today is how and when states and local areas reopen after the coronavirus lockdowns. President Trump, stressing the terrible economic damage the lockdowns have done, has (mostly) pressed for reopening sooner rather than later.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league — Maybe it's a dream scenario. — Maybe it's premature to get excited. — Then again, maybe it just might work. — Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic …
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The Week and CBS Boston
Mary Spicuzza / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
‘He just really took the time to hear us’: Milwaukee ICU nurse talks about Zoom video chat with Joe Biden — (Photo: Bryan Woolston, Associated Press) — For Monica Watry, it was “amazing” to be heard. — Watry, who works as an ICU nurse in downtown Milwaukee, said she was getting ready …
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POLITICUSUSA
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Americans losing faith in what Trump says about the coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost everyone rejecting Trump's remark that COVID-19 may be treated …
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Mediaite
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home — Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
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The Hill, Just The News and New York Post