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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's mismanagement helped fuel coronavirus crisis  —  On Friday, as coronavirus infections rapidly multiplied aboard a cruise ship marooned off the coast of California, health department officials and Vice President Mike Pence came up with a plan to evacuate thousands of passengers …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus continues its rapid spread, confounding efforts by global leaders  —  Washington DC confirms its first case while U.S., global death toll rises  —  Efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak showed signs of faltering on Saturday as Florida reported the U.S.'s first deaths outside …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public  —  The administration's response to the coronavirus has repeatedly matched public health experts against a hesitant White House, where worry of panic dominates.  —  WASHINGTON — After weeks of conflicting signals …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Coronavirus Is Coming for Trump's Presidency  —  Will a nationalist president be undone by his underreaction to a foreign threat?  —  On Jan. 31, over a month ago, the Trump administration made an excellent decision: In an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus …
The Hill:
CDC has tested 1,583 people for coronavirus
Discussion: Shero and Politico
Washington Post:
Squandered time: How the Trump administration lost control of the coronavirus crisis
Discussion: Raw Story
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden for President  —  Ms. Harris, who ended her own presidential campaign in December, is the latest in a parade of prominent Democrats to throw her support behind Mr. Biden.  —  Kamala Harris endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the Democratic nomination for president on Sunday.
Discussion: ABC News, NBC News, Reuters and Townhall
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Politico:
Sanders, Biden camps clash over Arizona debate format  —  Bernie Sanders wants to stand up at the next debate — and his campaign is accusing Joe Biden of wanting to sit down.  —  After a private call Friday with CNN, which is moderating the March 15 debate with the Democratic National Committee …
Discussion: NBC News
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Kamala Harris endorses Biden's presidential bid  —  Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced her endorsement of Joe Biden's White House bid Sunday morning, saying that the former vice president would “speak to the best of who we are and challenges us to live up to our ideals” if elected.
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Klobuchar ‘ticket’ slip-up at Biden event in Michigan sparks speculation she'll be his VP pick
Discussion: Althouse
MSNBC:
Experts explain allegations of nepotism in the Trump White House  —  Do Donald Trump's children and in-laws benefit financially from his presidency?  Experts explain the many allegations of Trump family favoritism in the Trump White House in conversation with Joy Reid.
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump ‘not concerned’ as coronavirus cases rise in DC area
Discussion: Politico
Vivian Medithi / WTOP:
First positive test for coronavirus confirmed in Virginia
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNN
Greg Clary / CNN:
CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus
Discussion: HuffPost and Townhall
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Trump ‘not concerned’ as first coronavirus case confirmed in Washington, D.C.
Discussion: Breitbart
Evan Semones / Politico:
CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Associated Press
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus  —  Government's draft decree would impose fines on anyone caught entering or leaving northern region  —  The Italian government is to lockdown the northern region of Lombardy, as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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Adam Rogers / Wired:
Trump's Coronavirus Press Event Was Even Worse Than It Looked  —  His remarks at the CDC on Friday were misguided, misleading, and show how misinformation could hamper Covid-19 containment efforts.  —  On a visit to the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday …
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Los Angeles Times:   California man had coronavirus before he boarded Grand Princess, cruise ship official says
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Nursing Home Hit by Coronavirus Says 70 Workers Are Sick  —  As a federal team arrived to help, a spokesman for the Kirkland, Wash., center said 70 staff members were out with symptoms that resembled coronavirus.  —  SEATTLE — A week after a deadly coronavirus outbreak was reported inside …
Gabriel Schoenfeld / USA Today:
Trump & Sanders drove me to become a Democrat.  Other disgusted Republicans should join me.  —  I registered Democratic this year to vote against Bernie in a primary.  In many states it's not too late for other Never-Trump conservatives to join me.  —  For many years I've loathed the Democratic Party.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Revealed: Blow for Trump Organisation in obscure legal fight as member numbers fall at Turnberry  —  The Trump Organisation has suffered a major blow as part of a long-running European legal fight to protect its trademarked use of the US president's name for an array of goods and services …
Jack Montgomery / Breitbart:
PICTURES: Greek Border in Flames as Migrants Keep Trying to Break Through  —  Dramatic pictures and video are emerging of fires raging along the border between Greece and Turkey, as migrants — aided and even armed by the Turks, according to the Greeks — continue their efforts to force their way in.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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Associated Press:   Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘Plan will be in place’ by Grand Princess docking: HUD Secretary Ben Carson  —  Carson is a member of the White House's coronavirus task force.  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said ABC's “This Week,” that the Trump administration would have a plan to deal with the passengers …
Discussion: The Hill
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz made light of coronavirus by wearing a gas mask.  Now one of his constituents has died.  —  Days after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wore an enormous gas mask during a House floor vote on an emergency funding package for the coronavirus response, the congressman announced that a resident …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
YouTube socialist Carlos Maza slams the wealthy but lived in luxury … Carlos Maza doesn't like rich people.  —  The social media socialist with more than 150,000 followers on Twitter and YouTube combined regularly uses his platforms to rail against the wealthy and powerful and urges fans to be skeptical of their opinions.
Discussion: Twitchy
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Florida Woman Changed Voters' Party Affiliations, Officials Say  —  Cheryl A. Hall falsified 10 registration forms, at least six of which enrolled Democratic and independent voters as Republicans, said the authorities, who are eyeing an additional 109 forms.
Discussion: The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media is blowing its chance to head off an Election Day debacle  —  If Election Day 2020 turns into a full-blown disaster, no one can say there weren't plenty of warning signs.  —  There were the Iowa caucuses, when glitches with an untested new app delayed the state's election results for havoc-filled days that turned into weeks.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
When an emergency room suspected I had coronavirus, things got serious fast  —  The snaking check-in line at the emergency room last Friday and the scores of sickly patients seeking comfort in the spartan lobby presaged a long, dreadful morning.  —  Then something worse happened …
 
 
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Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Isn't Ready for What's About to Happen
Discussion: New York Times and CNBC
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders backed by Justice Democrats
Discussion: The Hill
Palm Beach Post:
Clear communication critical as Florida responds to coronavirus
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rod Blagojevich Explains Why He Is a ‘Trumpocrat’: Democrats Have 'Abandoned …
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Media Freak Over Joe Biden's Election Resurrection
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Joseph / STAT:
At Harvard forum, three who know warn of ‘most daunting virus’ in half a century
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's intel power play spooks the spooks
Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman / CNN:
A malfunction causes red wine to flow from faucets in an Italian town
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Are Trump's MAGA rallies a hotbed of ‘hidden voters’?
Discussion: CBS News
The Boston Globe:
Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. — inside the final days of Warren's campaign
Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
Discussion: The Verge
Robert Wright / Nonzero.org:
Why neoliberals should love Bernie
Discussion: Nonzero Newsletter
Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Prince Andrew hires General Pinochet's former lawyer as he fights FBI Epstein probe
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Joni Ernst's approval rating slips as she mounts reelection campaign
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump 'didn't know people died from the flu.' It killed his grandfather.
 

 
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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Max Tani / Semafor:
NYT reporters are circulating a draft of an open letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the editor over recent comments they said were dismissive of young reporters

 
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