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11:35 AM ET, May 4, 2020

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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 …
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.”
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
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Lesley Stahl shares her personal battle with coronavirus  —  “After two weeks at home in bed, weak, fighting pneumonia, and really scared, I went to the hospital.  I found an overworked, nearly overwhelmed staff.”  —  One of the rules of journalism is “Don't become part of the story.”
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Why are hundreds of people in big cities receiving bailout money meant for farmers?
Discussion: The Week
Sharyn Alfonsi / CBS News:   Doctor, nurse practitioner dipping into own pockets to provide rural health care in Texas
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
How the coronavirus undid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  There was the time Gov. Ron DeSantis showed up at a coronavirus press conference in  —  a solitary rubber glove, proceeding to repeatedly touch his face with the other, ungloved hand.  And there was the time he went through heroic struggles in
Discussion: CNN
Kristin Myers / Yahoo Finance:
Reopening states will cause 233,000 more people to die from coronavirus, according to Wharton model  —  New data from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that relaxing lockdowns across U.S. cities and states could have serious consequences for the country's
Discussion: Raw Story and The Intellectualist
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
For the 5th time in two weeks, Trump tweaks projected death toll  —  When a president finds it necessary to revise a projected death toll five times in 13 days, there's a problem.  —  Two weeks ago today, Donald Trump said he believed the overall American death toll from the coronavirus could be as low as 50,000 people.
Discussion: NBC News and POLITICUSUSA
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
The Bridge to the Post-pandemic World Is Collapsing  —  Outside of Boston, a marketing company is struggling to figure out how to cover its bills.  In Indiana, a dance studio is waiting on three emergency-loan applications.  In Baltimore, a deli is closed and desperate for help.
Associated Press:
Ex-Green Beret Claims He Led Failed Raid Into Venezuela in Attempt to Overthrow Maduro  —  (CARACAS, Venezuela) — A former Green Beret has taken responsibility for what he claimed was a failed attack Sunday aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and that the socialist government said ended with eight dead.
Will Stewart / Daily Mail:
THIRD Russian doctor plunges from Covid hospital window: Medic, 37, is now fighting for life... just days after warning of PPE shortages and being forced to work despite being infected  —  A third Russian doctor has plunged from a hospital window after complaining about medics facing intolerable coronavirus pressures.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Axelrod says Reade allegation never came up during 2008 Biden vetting  —  Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said over the weekend that the sexual assault allegation leveled against Joe Biden did not come up in 2008 during the Obama campaign's vetting process for their eventual vice presidential pick.
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New York Times:
Why Biden's Choice of Running Mate Has Momentous Implications  —  Joe Biden has hinted that he might serve only one term if he wins.  That would set up a woman as the front-runner for 2024 and perhaps define the Democratic agenda for the next decade.  —  WASHINGTON — For decades …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Indivisible, the progressive group never keen on Biden, endorses the former VP
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
Public Policy Polling:
Iowa Races Closely Matched  —  PPP's newest Iowa poll finds that both the Senate race and the Presidential race in the state have tightened since the winter.  —  In the Senate race Joni Ernst leads Theresa Greenfield just 43-42, an indication that Iowa could make for another tough hold …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
DHS report: China hid virus' severity to hoard supplies  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites a Biden apology but none offered
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Before pandemic, Trump's stockpile chief put focus on biodefense.  An old client benefited.  —  After Robert Kadlec was confirmed as President Trump's top official for public health preparedness in 2017, he began pressing to increase government stocks of a smallpox vaccine.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he's been treated worse than Lincoln by the press  —  President Trump on Sunday complained that he has been treated worse by the media than any previous president, including Abraham Lincoln.  —  Trump defended his frequent clashes with the press during a Fox News virtual town hall …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Lincoln got better press treatment, Trump claims, as he ups pandemic death estimate
Discussion: Fox News
Jason Sattler / USA Today:
What Republicans don't get: Donald Trump is our biggest obstacle to coronavirus recovery  —  Trump puts his own interests above the well-being of the country and limits the coronavirus response by his addictions to adulation and political gain.  —  Small groups of protesters egged on by the president …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Virus Pushes a Staid Supreme Court Into Revolutionary Changes  —  The court is set to depart from history twice on Monday: The justices will hear arguments by conference call, and the public will be able to listen in.  —  WASHINGTON — A few months ago, a coalition of news organizations asked …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes modest but historic step with teleconference hearings
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Maryland Gov. Hogan resists pressure to reopen quickly as coronavirus deaths, infections rise throughout Washington region  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday pushed back against pressure to lift his stay-at-home order, saying he respects the rights of demonstrators who gathered …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
How Bailout Backlash and Moral Hazard Outrage Could Endanger the Economy  —  People are increasingly focusing not on preventing a depression but on which recipients of federal rescue are morally worthy.  —  The United States economy is in free fall, with tens of millions of people unemployed …
Kevin McCarthy / Defeat the Virus:
A Plan for the People's House  —  Four Strategies to Reopen Congress and Restore America's Voice  —  Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”  —  Recently, we called on Speaker Pelosi to establish a clear, safe, and effective plan for reopening the House of Representatives.
New York Times:
In the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, We Must Go Big.  Really, Really Big.  —  We should commit tens of billions toward a program.  —  The writers are economics professors.  —  The Covid-19 virus has killed over 200,000 people, overwhelmed health systems and confined billions of people in their homes.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism  —  President Trump has spent the past three years attacking U.S. intelligence officials as corrupt and traitorous.  He even hinted one official should perhaps be executed for telling the truth about his profound and likely criminal betrayal …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, Bloomberg and Mediaite
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
On Virginia-Tennessee border, one side is now open for business while the other is still on lockdown  —  BRISTOL, Tennessee/Virginia state line — Joe Deel is behind the chrome-trimmed turquoise counter of his legendary diner, The Burger Bar, working with his wife Kayla, daughter Emily …
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Trump campaign touts pandemic response in new TV ad: ‘American comeback’
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The Guardian:
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Your Guide To The Obama Administration's Hit On Michael Flynn
Discussion: American Greatness
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump says he shares his famed uncle's science genius.  A friend says the uncle ‘would have been horrified.’
 Earlier Items: 
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Dems deploying DARPA-funded AI-driven information warfare tool to target pro-Trump accounts
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Pence: ‘I should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic’
Discussion: New York Post
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)
New York Times:
The Covid-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?
Shawn Langlois / MarketWatch:
Larry Kudlow gets testy after CNN airs video of him saying in February that the coronavirus was ‘contained’
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As Washington stumbled, governors stepped to the forefront
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story