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10:20 AM ET, March 15, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
Coronavirus screening causes massive bottlenecks at U.S. airports  —  Airports around the country were thrown into chaos Saturday night as workers scrambled to roll out the Trump administration's hastily arranged health screenings for travelers returning from Europe.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Screening Causes 7-Hour Waits in Crowded Lines at U.S. Airports  —  As the federal government rushed to implement President Trump's restrictions on travel from Europe, chaos ensued at some of America's biggest airports.  —  CHICAGO — There were cryptic and confusing announcements in midair.
Discussion: New York Post
Loyd Brumfield / Dallas Morning News:   Travelers returning home from overseas waiting for hours at DFW Airport due to enhanced screening procedures
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
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Pence tells White House staff to avoid physical contact
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, Deadline and CNBC
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Sixty percent believe worst is yet to come for the U.S. in coronavirus pandemic  —  Public attitudes about the coronavirus response are split along partisan lines in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  WASHINGTON — A majority of American voters say they're worried that someone …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:   Biden leads Sanders by 2-to-1 margin among Democratic primary voters in new poll
Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo to President Trump: Mobilize the Military to Help Fight Coronavirus  —  The time is growing short and fewer options are available.  Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.  —  Mr. Cuomo is the governor of New York.  —  Dear Mr. President,
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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.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders bets on Biden debate implosion  —  Virtually the entire Democratic presidential primary has been predicated on one underlying assumption: the eventual collapse of Joe Biden.  —  More than a dozen of his erstwhile opponents bet their campaigns on it, and he's proven them all wrong.
Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill and NBC News
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Chad Day / Wall Street Journal:   Biden-Sanders Debate to See Candidates Go Toe-to-Toe on Key Issues
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.
Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
New York Officials Tell UN Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City  —  Briefers from the mayor's office say no specific measures are planned to protect diplomats.  —  New York City officials advised the U.N. diplomatic community on Saturday that the coronavirus has spread widely through …
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New York Times:
2 New York State Lawmakers Test Positive for Coronavirus
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Gothamist
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 …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Despite forecasting economic slowdown, Mnuchin says coronavirus won't cause recession  —  The treasury secretary appears on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Despite forecasting an economic slowdown, the president's top economic adviser said on ABC's “This Week” that he did not think the novel coronavirus pandemic would cause a recession.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Dr. Fauci confident in federal government's response to coronavirus pandemic
Discussion: The Hill and Redstate
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 …
Michael Donnelly:
COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn't Have to Be  —  Analysis strongly suggests that the NYC metro area has 5-10 days to quarantine the city or face dramatically overwhelmed hospitals, extremely high death rates, and a ruined economy.  —  The outlook for NYC and COVID-19 is bleak.
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 …
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.
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 Guardian and The White House
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:   Trump World Descended on Mar-a-Lago as It Became a Coronavirus Petri Dish
New York Times:
The Companies Putting Profits Ahead of Public Health  —  As the coronavirus spreads, the public interest requires employers to abandon their longstanding resistance to paid sick leave.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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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).
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
'It's Totally Ad Hoc': Why America's Virus Response Looks Like a Patchwork  —  For centuries, the United States has resisted a centralized public health policy.  This week, as protective measures against the coronavirus varied county to county, Americans saw the cost.
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.
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 …
 
 
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
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PR Newswire:
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cbp.gov:
CBP Officers Seize Fake COVID-19 Test Kits at LAX
Discussion: Townhall
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
NEA teachers union, the largest U.S. labor group, endorses Biden
Washington Post:
Fresh rocket attack wounds international troops in Iraq, potentially deepening U.S.-Iran tensions
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: France Closes Most Businesses and Spain Moves Toward Locking Down
Discussion: Fox News
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How a blogger in Florida put out an early warning about the coronavirus crisis
Marty Swant / Forbes:
Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Bought A Billboard In Times Square To Inform People About COVID-19