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7:45 PM ET, May 4, 2020

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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Daily Death Toll Will Nearly Double by June, Trump Administration Models Predict  —  Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate.  The Supreme Court hears a case remotely for the first time.  An internal government report projects about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month.
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Washington Post:
Draft report predicts covid-19 cases will reach 200,000 a day by June 1  —  A draft government report projects covid-19 cases will surge to about 200,000 per day by June 1, a staggering jump that would be accompanied by more than 3,000 deaths each day.  —  The document predicts a sharp increase …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House is focused on per capita coronavirus death tolls.  Here's where we rank.  —  The United States has the most confirmed coronavirus cases and the most confirmed coronavirus deaths in the world.  This became true weeks ago, and the gap between us and the rest of the world is only growing.
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
CDC privately projects significant May surge in coronavirus cases and deaths  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is projecting that by June 1, the U.S. will see a surge in daily new coronavirus cases from about 25,000 to 200,000, and an increase in daily deaths from about 1,750 to about 3,000 …
New York Times:
Live Coronavirus News and Updates  —  The Supreme Court hears a case remotely for the first time.  An internal Trump administration report projects about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month.  New York's governor details requirements for reopening.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Palmer Report and fox8.com
Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
White House faces bad news on lockdown results  —  On the roster: White House faces bad news on lockdown results - Pick six: Consensus emerges on battlegrounds - Senate can't comply with Biden probe request - Justice Department backs church in corona suit - Tiger queen
Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
CNN:
A security guard is shot and killed after telling customer to put on a face mask  —  (CNN)A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear a state-mandated face mask, police said.  —  Calvin Munerlyn, 43 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Associated Press:
3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask  —  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn't wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.
Detroit News:
Prosecutor: Security guard told Flint dollar store customer to wear mask before being fatally shot
Discussion: The Root
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN  —  Possibly hedging against a 2020 loss, the Trump family builds ties to a network that's much more loyal than Fox.  —  When liberals look at Fox News, they tend to see Trump TV …
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
White House prohibits coronavirus task force members from testifying before Congress in May  —  White House coronavirus task force members are prohibited from testifying before Congress this month under new guidance from the Trump administration issued Monday.
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Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
White House to Bar Fauci, Task Force From Testifying in May
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim Miller / Rolling Stone:   With Kayleigh McEnany, the White House Isn't Even Pretending the Truth Matters
CNN:
Inside the Trump-Pence partnership
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Pick for Intelligence Chief Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts  —  John Ratcliffe's campaign Twitter account follows Pizzagaters, JFK Jr. conspiracists, and a 9/11 Truther account with just one follower besides himself.  —  For a nominee to helm the U.S. government's intelligence apparatus …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation …
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Clayton Sandell / ABC News:
Colorado man planning armed protest against state's coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs  —  Bradley Bunn first came to the attention of authorities on social media.  —  A Colorado man arrested after federal agents allegedly discovered pipe bombs in his home had also been helping organize …
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Don Sweeney / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
FBI seizes four pipe bombs from home of Colorado anti-lockdown protester, feds say
Discussion: The Hill
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
NBCUniversal Restructures: Mark Lazarus To Oversee TV And Streaming; NBC News Boss Andy Lack Exits, With Cesar Conde To Head Combined News Operation  —  NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is putting his imprimatur on the company's executive structure following the exit of former chief executive Steve Bruke …
Discussion: Breitbart
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Discussion: Axios, Politico and NPR
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Amazon VP Resigns, Calls Company ‘Chickenshit’ for Firing Protesting Workers  —  Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and Vice President at Amazon has “quit in dismay” because Amazon has been “firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19.”
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Washington Post:
The world came together for a virtual vaccine summit.  The U.S. was conspicuously absent.  —  LONDON — World leaders came together in a virtual summit Monday to pledge billions of dollars to quickly develop vaccines and drugs to fight the coronavirus.  —  Missing from the roster …
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
US absent from global conference to raise money for coronavirus vaccine
Politico:
World leaders pledge to fight coronavirus, but the U.S. skips the meeting
Discussion: The Week
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Poll: Ernst lead evaporates in Iowa Senate race  —  The Senate race in Iowa is tightening, according to a new poll that shows Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) lead over her likely Democratic opponent Theresa Greenfield narrowing to just 1 point.  —  The survey from the Democratic-leaning firm …
Gregg Re / Fox News:
China accused of efforts to ‘infiltrate’ US colleges as GOP launches probe  —  Top Republicans from a slew of House committees demanded information Monday about what they said is the Chinese Communist Party's “investment in American colleges and universities to further its strategic and propaganda goals” …
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Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Congress should ban lawmakers from sleeping in offices amid coronavirus, Jackie Speier says  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Jackie Speier says it's time to ban members of Congress from sleeping in their offices, saying buildings on Capitol Hill are not designed to be “homeless shelters” for lawmakers.
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Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Devin Nunes' lawyer facing prospect of sanctions after two recent, rare court warnings  —  The attorney representing Rep. Devin Nunes in six lawsuits has received two recent, rare warnings from judges that raise the prospect of courts sanctioning him.  —  People and organizations that Nunes' attorney …
Nicole Hong / New York Times:
3 Hospital Workers Gave Out Masks.  Weeks Later, They All Were Dead.  —  The coronavirus has taken a steep toll on the often-invisible army of employees who keep New York hospitals running.  —  They did not treat patients, but Wayne Edwards, Derik Braswell and Priscilla Carrow held …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Man wears KKK hood while grocery shopping in California  —  A day after San Diego residents were required to wear face coverings in public, a man went grocery shopping while wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood, according to a report.  —  The hooded creep was seen roaming the aisles of a Von supermarket …
Discussion: Fox News and The Root
Wall Street Journal:
Smart or Lucky?  How Florida Dodged the Worst of Coronavirus  —  Even though it's too early to draw clear conclusions, and the virus could flare again, there are lessons from its approach  —  MIAMI—When the coronavirus pandemic swept toward Florida, public-health professionals nationally warned …
Discussion: Twitchy
Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
In ‘Becoming,’ a Starring Role for Michelle Obama  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama.  She has just finished the third stop on what would be a 34-city book tour of such unprecedented scale …
The Moscow Times:
Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint  —  A paramedic who complained about being forced to work despite contracting coronavirus is in critical condition after he fell from a hospital window in western Russia this weekend, local media reported.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Canada succeeded on coronavirus where America failed.  Why?  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House with American President Donald Trump.  Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images  —  Canada beat the US on coronavirus because its political system works.
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Biden Campaign Organizers Ratify Union Contract  —  For the first time, the staff of a major party's presidential nominee will be covered by a union pact.  —  Field organizers for Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign ratified a union contract that will give them a $15-an-hour minimum wage …
 
 
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Mitch McConnell could yet pay price for ‘tone deaf’ coronavirus response
Discussion: Vox
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Don Lemon Asks Trump: Why Are You So Obsessed With Obama?
Discussion: The Root and The Hill
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Ohio GOP lawmaker says he won't wear a face mask because God doesn't wear one
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
US spy planes could be pulled from Britain as White House conducts major Huawei review
Ben Tobin / Courier-Journal:
Courier Journal wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Matt Bevin's pardons
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US Treasury seeks to borrow a record $3 trillion this quarter
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Biden campaign unveils “Lift Every Voice” plan for African Americans
Discussion: New York Post, The Hill and Forbes
 Earlier Items: 
USA Today:
‘It makes no sense’: Feds consider relaxing infection control in U.S. nursing homes
Discussion: Raw Story
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A New York Congressman Says That Trump Shows No Malice
The Daily Beast:
Fake News Kingpin Is Back to Cash In On 2020's Hellscape
Discussion: Raw Story
David Kaye:
Against balancing  —  The New York Times' Editorial Board led …
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
The six states at the center of the battleground map six months from Election Day
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Before pandemic, Trump's stockpile chief put focus on biodefense. An old client benefited.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
How the coronavirus undid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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