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10:40 AM ET, March 14, 2021

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Amanda Burke / The Berkshire Eagle:
After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic  —  PITTSFIELD — After Yo-Yo Ma received his second jab of a COVID-19 vaccine at Berkshire Community College Saturday, he transformed his 15-minute observation period into a concert for the newly inoculated.
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers  —  The Biden administration is mobilizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help care for the overwhelming number of unaccompanied migrant teens and children filling detention cells …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Imperious Rise and Accelerating Fall of Andrew Cuomo  —  Even as he tries to plot a political survival strategy in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, Mr. Cuomo is an object lesson on the dangers of kicking people on the way up.  —  Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak …
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New York Times:
Can Andrew Cuomo Continue to Lead?  —  The governor has lost his political allies and the public's confidence.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
Discussion: Scripting News
Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
When candidates make reckless statements just to get attention, should they get attention?  Letter from the Editor  —  We're having a challenging discussion of late about our responsibility in how we cover the candidacy of Republican Josh Mandel for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Police Shrugged Off the Proud Boys, Until They Attacked the Capitol  —  Two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to Congress followed a bloody path to get there.  Law enforcement did little to stop them.  —  A protester was burning an American flag outside the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland when Joseph Biggs rushed to attack.
Discussion: Insider
salazar.house.gov:
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS REP. MARIA SALAZAR'S COVID RELIEF BILL  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden Administration has just implemented Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) COVID relief bill as part of Small Business Administration (SBA) policy.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
'I'd Much Rather Be in Florida'  —  Floridians are out and about and pandemic restrictions have been lifted.  There's just one problem: The virus never went away.  —  MIAMI — Other than New York, no big city in the United States has been struggling with more coronavirus cases in recent weeks than Miami.
CNN:
London police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard  —  London (CNN)A London Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance on a walk home has reignited a national debate in Britain on women's safety and sexual assault.
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-14-21: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John Barrasso, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen  —  This is a rush transcript of “This Week” airing Sunday, March 14.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Biden's push for equity faces critical test amid shifting strategies to open schools  —  It was one of the first proposals by the new White House to tackle what President Biden has said is a central goal of his administration: promoting racial equity through federal policy.
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Customers Angry Over Bank Delays On Stimulus Checks  —  Wells Fargo and Chase say they won't start processing federal stimulus direct deposits until March 17, no matter how early the money lands.  —  Americans waiting to get their stimulus checks were growing increasingly frustrated Saturday …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it's increasingly hard to endure  —  Julia Carrie Wong remembers a time, years ago, when she felt that being a part of digital culture was fun.  —  “I used to really enjoy online spaces, having a personality and a voice,” …
Discussion: The Guardian
Haley Messenger / NBC News:
Blind Americans face roadblocks booking online vaccine appointments  —  Chris Reighard, a 62-year-old retired employee of the Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind who lives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, considers herself and her husband, Dave, to be pretty tech savvy.
Washington Post:
Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region  —  Opinion by Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga … In December 2004, the continental shelf off the coast of Indonesia shifted two meters, creating one of the largest tidal waves …
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
House Democrats draw the line: No bipartisan cooperation with Republicans who questioned the election  —  WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat, has begun turning to an unusual source when trying to decide whether he wants to work with a Republican he thinks makes a good point during committee hearings: Google.
Corey Robin / New Yorker:
Trump and the Trapped Country  —  For years, we debated whether Donald Trump would topple democracy.  But the threat continues to come from the system itself.  —  Before the storming of the Capitol, it seemed as if Donald Trump might leave the White House the way he had come in …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Politico:
Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile.  Instead, he's adrift.  —  He backed away from creating a third party and has soured on the costly prospect of launching his own TV empire or social media startup.  —  His vow to target disloyal Republicans with personally-recruited primary challengers …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Michael J. Totten / Quillette:
Leaving Portland  —  Portland, Oregon, has been the most politically violent city in the United States since Donald Trump was elected in 2016.  Just a few days after the result, a peaceful protest against the incoming president turned into a riot when anarchists broke off from the main group …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
‘A tremendous sea change’: Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster  —  WASHINGTON — When Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia opened the door this week to making it more “painful” for to block legislation, some Democrats saw a game-changing opportunity to remake the Senate and lift a key obstacle to a progressive agenda.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: A majority of Iowans want U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to decide not to run in 2022; 28% hope he will  —  A majority of Iowans, including a third of Iowa Republicans, say they hope U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley decides not to seek reelection in 2022, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Biden's sweeping ambitions delight liberals — but pose political risks for his party  —  If President Biden gets his way, the national minimum wage will be $15 an hour, immigrants without legal status will receive an eight-year path to citizenship, firearms will be harder to purchase …
 
 
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Reuters:
Vice-president of Myanmar civilian government vows resistance to junta rule
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Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
Chris Harrison won't host the next season of ‘The Bachelorette’
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Associated Press:
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
BBC:
Russia opposition: Moscow police raid election forum
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
‘Covid is taking over’: Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
How a commune-like encampment in Echo Park became a flashpoint in L.A.'s homelessness crisis
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware
Discussion: NBC News and Mediaite
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
He helped Trump bring American hostages home. Now he's working for Biden.
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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