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9:30 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?
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
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.
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
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 …
Politico:
Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile.  Instead, he's adrift.  —  Even allies say the president is lacking an apparatus and direction as he sorts out just what he wants to do in his post-presidency.  —  The version of former President Donald Trump that has emerged in the month …
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
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
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.
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 …
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
Daily Mail:
Don't post Oprah memes if you are not black: White people are told that using interviewer's Meghan reaction clips for fun is ‘digital blackface’  — The Slow Factory Foundation recently issued a waning about digital blackface following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey
Discussion: TheBlaze and Twitchy
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 …
Associated Press:
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus  —  Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and some die.  —  Then there were the patients who claimed the virus was fake or coughed in her face, ignoring mask rules.
HuffPost:
Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump's Pocket  —  The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.  —  A dog rescue charity with links to Lara Trump …
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Reuters:
Vice-president of Myanmar civilian government vows resistance to junta rule
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Vox
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE has no clear plan for vaccinating thousands of detained immigrants fighting deportation
WTOP:
Capitol riot suspect accused of assaulting cop and burying his badge
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and HuffPost
Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
Chris Harrison won't host the next season of ‘The Bachelorette’
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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.