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6:50 AM ET, March 15, 2020

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Washington Post:
Infighting, missteps and a son-in-law hungry for results: Inside the Trump administration's troubled coronavirus response  —  The economy was grinding to a halt.  Stocks were in free fall.  Schools were closing.  Public events were being canceled.  New cases of the novel coronavirus were popping up across the country.
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Politico:
From complacency to emergency: How Trump changed course on coronavirus
Discussion: Politico and Vogue
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Pence tells White House staff to avoid physical contact
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, Deadline and CNBC
Harry Stevens / Washington Post:
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”  —  After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly.  Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current.
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Ariadne Labs:
Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day  —  I know there is some confusion about what to do next in the midst of this unprecedented time of a pandemic, school closures, and widespread social disruption.  As a primary care physician and public health leader, I have been asked by a lot …
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized  —  (CNN)New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way the novel virus spreads.
Newt Gingrich / Newsweek:
I am in Italy amid the coronavirus crisis.  America must act now—and act big  —  The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic poses two threats: public health and economic.  —  I am living in Italy, where my wife, Callista, is the ambassador to the Holy See.  —  I have watched first-hand …
Discussion: Financial Times
Washington Post:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus as questions mount over his personal risks in face of pandemic  —  After President Trump attended a conservative conference where a man tested positive for coronavirus, he said he was unconcerned.  —  After he came into contact with congressmen …
Discussion: The White House and The Guardian
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Republican chairwoman is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago: report
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:   Trump World Descended on Mar-a-Lago as It Became a Coronavirus Petri Dish
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Please, Don't Go Out to Brunch Today  —  Gathering in groups right now is selfish and puts the lives of others at risk.  —  Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large.  —  The coronavirus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, are spreading across the United States faster than we can track or test.
DNyuz:
Chinese Tycoon Who Criticized Xi's Response to Coronavirus Has Vanished  —  1.5k  —  His nickname in China was “The Cannon,” and Ren Zhiqiang's latest commentary was among his most explosive yet.  —  Mr. Ren, an outspoken property tycoon in Beijing, wrote in a scathing essay that China's leader …
Discussion: RFA
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Western media parroting Chinese Communist Party propaganda
Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia delays presidential primary due to coronavirus pandemic  —  Vote to now be held on May 19  —  Georgia elections officials postponed the presidential primary scheduled for next week because of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the second state forced to push back a vote in the race for the White House due to the outbreak.
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Ben Nadler / Associated Press:
Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so
Discussion: WGN-TV and The Daily Caller
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden  —  The Bernie Bros are vowing revenge.  —  As the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to crash and burn, the socialist's most hard-core supporters are vowing they will never vote for Joe Biden at the ballot box …
Discussion: PJ Media Home
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Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:   NEA teachers union, the largest U.S. labor group, endorses Biden
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden wins the endorsement of the National Education Association
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and Associated Press
Dan Kois / Slate:
America Is a Sham  —  Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with.  —  Maybe it will be the hand sanitizer that finally exposes the sham.  —  The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that due to the coronavirus outbreak …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity?  —  Fox News host Sandra Smith on Wednesday wasn't in the mood for garden-variety coronavirus minimization rhetoric.  She was interviewing Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, organizer of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
New York Times:
2 New York State Lawmakers Test Positive for Coronavirus  —  Here's what you need to know:  — The Archdiocese of New York cancels public masses.  — Prisons will temporarily ban visitors.  —  Two State Assembly members test positive for the virus  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Gothamist
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:   New York Officials Tell UN Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City
Associated Press:
The Latest: South Korea sees fewest virus cases since Feb 21  —  The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 150,000 people and killed more than 5,700.  The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms.  For some, it can cause more severe illness.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
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Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:   Live Blog / Coronavirus updates live: France to close all restaurants, clubs, cinemas
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Trump Says He Could Demote Fed Chair Powell, Risking More Market Turmoil  —  At a time of grave investor uncertainty over the coronavirus, economists warned that the president could throw fuel on the fire.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Saturday that he had the power to remove …
New York Times:
There's a Giant Hole in Pelosi's Coronavirus Bill  —  The legislation passed by the House Friday night doesn't actually guarantee paid sick leave to most American workers.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
State and Local Governments Must Take Much More Aggressive Action Immediately To Slow Spread of the Coronavirus  —  The United States is at a tipping point: If transmission of COVID-19 is not slowed within the next week, the hospital system will be overwhelmed.  The response of governments over the next week is critical.
Loyd Brumfield / Dallas Morning News:
Travelers returning home from overseas waiting for hours at DFW Airport due to enhanced screening procedures  —  Crammed lines as CDC questionnaires are filled out make it impossible to maintain “social distancing” in fight against coronavirus, returnees say.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Closes Most Businesses and Spain Moves Toward Locking Down  —  President Trump says he's been tested, Israel turns to surveillance, and a cruise ship exposed to the virus is heading to France.  —  RIGHT NOW New York reported its second coronavirus-related death.
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump is breaking every rule in the CDC's 450-page playbook for health crisis  —  The communication chaos on coronavirus is eroding the most powerful weapon we have: Public trust  —  Amid an outbreak where vaccines, drug treatments and even sufficient testing don't yet exist …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
America's hospitals will be overrun with coronavirus in just EIGHT DAYS: Obama's Medicare boss …
Discussion: Yahoo Finance
 
 
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CNN:
Distance  —  Distance.  Two weeks ago, few of us had heard of “social distancing.”
Discussion: Twitchy
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Super Tuesday: Biden wins Texas, a blow to Sanders, NBC News projects
Discussion: Fox News
PR Newswire:
Oscar Launches First Testing Center Locator for COVID-19
cbp.gov:
CBP Officers Seize Fake COVID-19 Test Kits at LAX
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
Fresh rocket attack wounds international troops in Iraq, potentially deepening U.S.-Iran tensions
Shant Shahrigian / New York Daily News:
Coronavirus prompts NYC Council leaders to cancel hearings, close offices
Haaretz:
Israel Announces Emergency in Courts Over Virus, Netanyahu Trial Could Be Postponed
CNBC:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House doctor says
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
 Earlier Items: 
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Raise your hand if you have not been sued by Devin Nunes
Nina dos Santos / CNN:
A Giuliani ally offered cash to lobby US senators on behalf of pro-Russian TV stations
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says in-person classes to continue
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Cristóbal Reyes / Orlando Sentinel:
1st Orange County coronavirus case is man who brunched at Mar-a-Lago; unclear whether Trump attended
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How a blogger in Florida put out an early warning about the coronavirus crisis
Jake Wittich / Chicago Sun-Times:
St. Patrick's Day partiers hit the town over officials' pleas amid coronavirus outbreak
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Marty Swant / Forbes:
Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Bought A Billboard In Times Square To Inform People About COVID-19
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: WBD continues to hold talks with the NBA about keeping the rights, but it's more likely the league signs papers with NBCUniversal, forcing WBD to match

New York Times:
Sources: Sony and Apollo sign NDAs but back away from their $26B offer for Paramount's assets, partly due to Sony shareholders' concerns over streaming costs

Hayley Wong / South China Morning Post:
The US says it is deeply concerned over reports that Zhang Zhan, imprisoned after covering COVID-19 in China, has disappeared after her expected prison release

 
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