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8:50 PM ET, March 13, 2020

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Contrary to Trump's claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website  —  Instead, Verily is building a triage website just for the Bay Area  —  Google is not working with the US government in building a nationwide website to help people determine whether …
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Google Contradicts Trump: Coronavirus Site in ‘Early Stages’  —  The president's announcement of a screening tool sowed confusion among reporters and officials inside the White House and was quickly clarified by the tech giant.  —  President Donald Trump appeared to raise eyebrows Friday …
Wired:
Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement  —  Google's not making a nationwide coronavirus testing website.  And the company had no idea the president would say it was.  —  President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US government's coronavirus testing apparatus …
Joey Flechas / Miami Herald:
Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro  —  Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers.  To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Andrew Gillum found in Miami Beach hotel room with suspected drugs, police say  —  Police say Gillum, who was not arrested, was too intoxicated to answer questions.  —  Andrew Gillum, who in 2018 came within 34,000 votes of becoming Florida's governor, was discovered by police …
Discussion: Redstate and The Root
Miami New Times:
Andrew Gillum Involved in Alleged Crystal-Meth Incident in Miami Beach … Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was allegedly present during an incident involving crystal meth at a Miami Beach hotel early this morning, according to an incident report obtained by New Times.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
An ‘inebriated’ Gillum found with suspected overdose victim
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Townhall
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump administration announces steps to speed coronavirus testing; Australian official who met with Barr tests positive  —  The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus.
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BuzzFeed News:   A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump's Orbit In Just Two Weeks
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:   ‘I WOULD LIKELY GET TESTED’: FAUCI ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LINK TO BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND HIS COVID-19 AIDE
Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Peter Dutton, Australian Official Who Recently Met Ivanka Trump, Has the Virus
Beth Cameron / Washington Post:
I ran the White House pandemic office.  Trump closed it.  —  The federal government is moving too slowly, due to a lack of leadership.  —  When President Trump took office in 2017, the White House's National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense survived the transition intact.
Brian Naylor / NPR:
FACT CHECK: Trump's Accusations About The Obama Administration And Swine Flu  —  President Trump, widely criticized for his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, tried to shift blame Friday to his predecessor's handling of a health crisis 11 years ago.
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:   'I Don't Take Responsibility At All': Trump Passes Buck On Coronavirus Testing Mess
Bloomberg:
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response  —  President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
Trump shook hands, patted backs and touched the microphone 31 times while declaring the coronavirus national emergency
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
CNBC:
Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and CNN
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis  —  Despite mounting pleas from California and other states, the Trump administration isn't allowing states to use Medicaid more freely to respond to the coronavirus crisis by expanding medical services.
Michael Greshko / National Geographic:
Exclusive: ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries  —  Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times.  What happens next?  —  Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times.  What happens next?
Washington Post:
White House, House Democrats reach deal on coronavirus economic relief package, Pelosi announces  —  The White House and House Democrats reached agreement Friday on a coronavirus relief package to spend tens of billions of dollars on sick leave, unemployment insurance, food stamps and other measures to address the unfolding crisis.
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NBC News:
House Democrats and White House reach deal on coronavirus aid package
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
How Trump may have flattened the political curve of coronavirus
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Trump Presidency Is Over  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations …
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths  —  Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S.  —  Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and epidemic experts from universities around the world conferred …
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Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Thoughts on the Pandemic  —  Several reporters have emailed me, asking my thoughts about the current economic situation in light of the ongoing pandemic.  Here they are, in abbreviated form:  — A recession is likely and perhaps optimal (not in the sense of desirable but in the sense of the best we can do under the circumstances).
Washington Post:
This is the coronavirus math that has experts so worried: Running out of ventilators, hospital beds  —  For weeks now, America's leaders and its public have been obsessed with one set of numbers: How many people have died?  How many confirmed cases?  And in what states?
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Lindsey Tanner / Associated Press:   US hospitals brace for ‘tremendous strain’ from new virus
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Whole Foods Suggests That Workers Share Paid Time Off During Coronavirus  —  On Wednesday, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sent out an email to grocery store employees with a list of benefits and options for those who fall sick during the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Among his six suggestions …
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Reality Arrives to the Trump Era  —  Plagues routinely start with denial.  In his great novel, The Plague, Albert Camus describes a scene at the very beginning, after several rats in a town started dying identical deaths: … This is not to excuse the negligence of the Trump administration and the CDC.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refused To Campaign More For Bernie Sanders  —  The popular New York lawmaker's absence was notable as Sanders lost his Democratic front-runner status to Joe Biden.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned down repeated requests from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Inside Jared Kushner's coronavirus research: A wide net on a giant Facebook group  —  Just before midnight Wednesday, a doctor asked a group of fellow emergency room physicians on Facebook how they would combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak.  —  “I have direct channel to person …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Chinese businessman to donate 500,000 test kits and 1 million masks to the U.S.  —  Asia's richest man announced his intention on Friday to ship 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the U.S. in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Jack Ma's charitable foundation …
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump declares a national emergency, “two very big words.”
Discussion: The Root
Associated Press:
Biden virtual town hall marks new normal for campaigning
Discussion: The Hill
Stephanie M. Lee / BuzzFeed News:
They're Off The Grand Princess, But Passengers Say They Still Haven't Been Tested For The Coronavirus
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
ICE chief scorches Chicago mayor for glib response to latest sanctuary city horror crime
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Appeals court orders new hearing in McGahn subpoena case
Discussion: The Hill
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Sanders: Coronavirus has ‘radically changed our campaign’
Discussion: Associated Press
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Hosts Encourage Viewers to Fly as Network Brass Bans Non-Essential Travel
Discussion: Vox and Contemptor
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Are Conservatives Obsessed With Revenge on China for the Coronavirus?
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
New York Times:
Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived.
 

 
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Matt Pearce:
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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