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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Admin shelves CDC guide to reopening country — GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A set of detailed documents created by the nation's top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit …
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CNN:
One of Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus — (CNN)A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN has learned Thursday, raising concerns about the President's possible exposure to the virus.
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Associated Press:
Face masks make a political statement in era of coronavirus — WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision to wear a mask in public is becoming a political statement — a moment to pick sides in a brewing culture war over containing the coronavirus. — While not yet as loaded as a “Make America Great Again” …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The sharp hypocrisy of the White House position on testing — There's a straightforward way in which businesses and other institutions can relax social distancing measures without spurring a surge in new coronavirus infections: frequent and repeated assessments of employee health, including tests for those showing signs of infection.
Associated Press:
Trump tells allies his wearing a mask would ‘send the wrong message’, make him look ridiculous — The president said doing so would make it seem like he is preoccupied with health instead of focused on reopening. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been mask averse for weeks.
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POLITICUSUSA and The American Independent
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Former CDC Official: Trump Should Quarantine For 14 Days, Could Have Coronavirus — Former CDC official Dr. Cyrus Shahpar recommended that President Donald Trump should quarantine for 14 days following his possible exposure to a coronavirus-positive person Thursday, saying that one negative test does not put him in the clear.
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans now want us to embrace mass death
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Government coronavirus response updates: Trump assistant tests positive for coronavirus, White House says
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Task Force Gets Its ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment
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Nancy Rommelmann / Reason:
She Said Anthony Fauci Sexually Assaulted Her. Now She Says Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Paid Her to Lie. — I'd just finished Saturday morning's second cup of coffee when an email popped through, subject line: “Exposing Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.” — “Hi Nancy, I hope you are having a nice weekend.
Politico:
Supreme Court overturns ‘Bridgegate’ convictions as Christie slams ‘political crusade’ — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed the federal government's case in the infamous “Bridgegate” scandal, clearing the convictions of two allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release of Mueller material — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a ruling that requires the Justice Department to give Congress certain secret grand jury material from the investigation conducted by former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
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The Guardian
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump vows complete end of Obamacare law despite pandemic
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New York Times:
Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks — The coronavirus outbreak in New York City became the primary source of infections across much of the country by early March, researchers have found. — Munich — Paris — London — Rome — Barcelona, Spain — Rafina, Greece
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Conrad Swanson / Denver Post:
Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results — Fellow Republican says congressman tried to bully him into committing a crime — Colorado Republican Party Chair Ken Buck, a U.S. representative from Windsor, pressured a local party official …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery — Another black man falsely assumed to be a criminal is dead. — The video is short and shocking. — It's taken from the perspective of a vehicle following a young black man running at a jogger's pace. The jogger is 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.
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David French / The Dispatch:
A Vigilante Killing in Georgia
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Christian Living / Russell Moore:
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the Justice of God
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Raw Story
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
James Carville Warns Trump: Your ‘Grifter’ Campaign Aides Are Lying To You — Trump aides are “giving him fake polls” so they can continue to make money off the failing campaign, the Democratic political consultant says. — Democratic political consultant James Carville said President Donald Trump …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign to unload on Biden with negative ad onslaught
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The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Remove Patriot Missile Batteries from Saudi Arabia — Removing missiles, other measures mark end of recent military buildup to counter Iran, officials say — WASHINGTON—The U.S. is removing Patriot antimissile systems from Saudi Arabia and is considering reductions to other military capabilities …
Katherine Shaver / Washington Post:
Smartphone data shows out-of-state visitors flocked to Georgia as restaurants and other businesses reopened — One week after Georgia allowed dine-in restaurants, hair salons and other businesses to reopen, an additional 62,440 visitors arrived there daily, most from surrounding states …
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Daily Kos
George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump lashed out at me on Twitter. It's because he knows the truth. — Americans died from covid-19 at the rate of about one every 42 seconds during the past month. That ought to keep any president awake at night. — Not Donald Trump. — Just days ago, the president flipped …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Lincoln Project has its biggest day of fundraising after president attacks ‘Never Trump’ group
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Reade Pickert / Bloomberg:
U.S. Jobless Claims Top 3 Million, With Little Relief in Sight — Figures bring total under pandemic to more than 33 million — April jobs report Friday set to show unprecedented losses — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits topped 3 million for a seventh straight week …
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot — Bill Frischling's moment of inspiration came three years ago, when Margaret, his artificial intelligence bot, tried to transcribe a 127-word section of a speech by President Trump. — The passage, ostensibly commemorating a World War II battle, careened wildly.
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
Woman killed by alligator in SC was doing homeowner's nails — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to touch the animal when it grabbed her, authorities said.
USA Today:
Kristol, Coons: Republicans should reject Trump's divisive approach to pandemic — Too many members of Congress, following the lead of President Donald Trump, continue to engage in coronavirus denialism. — One of us is a Democratic senator, who, though certainly willing to seek common ground across …
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Washington Post:
SBA slashes disaster-loan limit from $2 million to $150,000, shuts out nearly all new applicants — Shortage of money and crush of applications leads the Small Business Administration to close its portal to most businesses and limit the size of loans. — An emergency disaster lending program …
Meghann Myers / Military Times:
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military — As the Defense Department negotiates its way through the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, military entrance processing stations are working with new guidance when it comes to bringing COVID-19 survivors into the services.
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CHINAdaily:
EU-China ties vital amid global crisis — This year we celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China, established on May 6, 1975. It is an important milestone in an ever more important relationship between our union of 27 European states and China.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
GOP to launch ‘China Task Force’ that Democrats bailed on
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's New Message: Time to Move On to the Recovery — The president's cure-can't-be-worse-than-the- disease logic is clear: As bad as the virus may be, the cost of the virtual national lockdown has grown too high. — WASHINGTON — Confronted with America's worst public health crisis in generations …
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
What Trump Has in Common With Napoleon — A brash outsider who knew his terrain like nobody else, he succeeded until he faced a new kind of enemy. — Russia is the country that, more than any other, has haunted Donald Trump's presidency. It began when allegations of Russian collusion …
Politico:
Azar faulted workers' ‘home and social’ conditions for meatpacking outbreaks — The country's top health official downplayed concerns over the public health conditions inside meatpacking plants, suggesting on a call with lawmakers that workers were more likely to catch coronavirus based …
Alana Wise / NPR:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden Sexual Assault Allegation ‘Not Clear-Cut’ — Toggle more options — Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of an alleged sexual assault. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says an accusation of sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden …
Karen Gilchrist / CNBC:
China gets top score as citizens rank their governments' response to the coronavirus outbreak — The majority of citizens are unhappy with their leaders' response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. — China and Vietnam had the highest rated leadership in a list led by Eastern countries.
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