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Lincoln Project has its biggest day of fundraising after president attacks 'Never Trump' group

The Lincoln Project, which is run by Republican operatives who oppose President Donald Trump, raised $1 million after the president ripped the group on Twitter this week.




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Trump contradicts nurse in testy Oval Office exchange over coronavirus protective gear

President Donald Trump contradicted a nurse who said that access to sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic "has been sporadic."




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Prosecutor of ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn withdraws from case amid controversy over documents

Van Grack's withdrawal follows the release of documents in the case, which Flynn's defenders say show evidence of government wrongdoing.




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Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to meet next week on embattled Trump nominee Pack

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is planning on holding a meeting next week on President Donald Trump's controversial nomination to lead a federal media organization.




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Trump meets with Texas Gov. Abbott after valet tests positive for coronavirus

Abbott was tested for the coronavirus before the meeting, but he did not wear a mask, despite the CDC's recommendation that everyone wear a covering over their face.




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Trump personal valet tests positive for coronavirus, but White House says president is negative

President Trump was "not happy" to learn his personal valet, who serves him meals and performs other tasks in close proximity to Trump, tested positive for the coronavirus.




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Trump's pick for top Navy position pledges to fix 'failure in leadership'

Kenneth Braithwaite, who would be the fourth civilian to lead the Navy in about five months, listed several incidents in recent years, including the coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.




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Justice Department drops criminal case against former Trump aide Michael Flynn

The Justice Department dropped its criminal case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who admitted to lying to FBI agents about his conversation with a Russian diplomat.




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Lincoln Project called Facebook to dispute fact-check warning label on anti-Trump ad 'Mourning in America'

The Lincoln Project contacted Facebook to push the social media giant to remove a warning label it attached to the group's blistering "Mourning in America" ad.




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Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order requiring Trump administration to turn over Mueller docs to Congress

The order would have required the Trump administration to turn over to Congress secretive materials produced in connection with Robert Mueller's Russian probe.




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Trump to meet with executives from Waffle House, Wynn, Toyota, others to discuss reopening economy

Trump has been soliciting feedback from a wide range of executives on when and how to reopen businesses that have shuttered their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Trump says coronavirus tests are 'overrated,' but he will get tested daily

The new daily testing policy for the president and the people in his circle comes hours after the White House acknowledged that a personal valet for Trump tested positive for Covid-19.




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Trump shrugs off the brutal jobs report, focuses more on Michael Flynn case

Trump said he's not to blame after the Labor Department reported a devastating loss of more than 20 million jobs in the coronavirus crisis last month.




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Melinda Gates says US coronavirus response is 'chaos,' gives Trump administration a D-minus grade

Melinda Gates, co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave President Donald Trump's administration a "D-minus" on its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing lack of leadership on both national and international levels.




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'This is the start of a new Cold War,' former Trump trade official says of rising US-China tensions

Among the latest disputes between the U.S. and China is the origin of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 3 million people and killed over 250,000 globally, data by Johns Hopkins University showed.




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Trump's tariff threats against China are 'largely bluster': Charles Schwab

It will be difficult for U.S. President Donald Trump to backtrack on the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal after previously lauding it as "the best deal ever made", says Jeffrey Kleintop of Charles Schwab, adding that March trade data shows a pickup in U.S. exports to China.




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This wartime law gives Trump exceptional power over US economy

President Trump has invoked a Korean War-era law to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Production Act gives the president extraordinary powers over the U.S. economy, which supporters of the move say is necessary to contain the disease.




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Cramer says Trump can't raise tariffs on China with 30 million unemployed: 'That is 1932'

Cramer warned that the U.S. economy may be too weak to handle another trade spat with China and discouraged Trump from imposing new tariffs.




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Emergent Biosolutions CEO on Trump's wishes to develop a vaccine by year end — 'Nobody can guarantee anything'

"We're here ... doing everything we can to make sure that a vaccine and treatments are available as soon as possible," CEO Robert Kramer said.




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Virus hits Trump's inner circle, unemployment rivals Great Depression: This week's recap and our best reads

The U.S. shed a record number of jobs in April, Trump's personal valet tests positive for virus: This weeks news recap and our best reads.




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Trump is playing the coronavirus 'blame game' with China ahead of the 2020 election: OCBC

The Trump Administration has attacked China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Vasu Menon of OCBC warns tensions between Washington and Beijing could pick up even further, heading into the 2020 election.




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Trump 'torn' over US-China trade deal as officials push to fulfill its terms

Asked if he was "breaking up" the Phase 1 trade deal, Trump said: "I'm very — I'm very torn as to — I have not decided yet, if you want to know the truth."




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Trump's hostility toward a digital tax could unite Europe to implement one, lawmaker says

Disagreements with U.S. President Donald Trump could drive Europe to step up levies on companies like Google and Facebook, a lawmaker told CNBC.




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Trump will make a deal with Iran if he gets re-elected, DAMAC chairman says

But Hussain Sajwani, chairman of Middle Eastern property development firm DAMAC, says he doesn't expect President Donald Trump to secure a deal in the Middle East this year.




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The Trump honeymoon with the S&P 500 is over and separation is underway

Marked changes in volatility and direction for the S&P 500 on the chart show investors are exiting on rallies.




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Australia's currency decline is collateral damage in Trump's trade war

There was a contradiction when Australia's stock market was making new 10-year highs but the currency was posting significant lows. A big question has now been answered, Daryl Guppy writes.




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'The fabric of America is being destroyed.' Why this ex-Trump official says student debt needs to be canceled

"The fabric of America is being destroyed through this process." Here's why the former Trump administration official in charge of student debt is now calling for most of the debt to be canceled.




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Mike Bloomberg takes aim at Trump in Super Bowl ad buy

Mike Bloomberg is taking aim at President Trump with a TV ad buy that could be worth $10 million. Bloomberg's plan to run an ad during the National Football League's most watched game of the season comes as he focuses his attention on the delegate-rich Super Tuesday states. Their primaries are scheduled for March 3.




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Democrats cannot count on swing votes against Trump: Professor

Brendon O'Connor from the U.S. Studies Centre tells "Street Signs" that Democratic presidential hopefuls like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are unlikely to sway Trump's supporters, and the idea of swing votes is overrated.




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Unemployment insurance is flawed. Trump's coronavirus relief plan won't fix it

The unemployment insurance program in the U.S. won't help enough workers absent some sort of government intervention, according to experts.




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Richard Trumka: If people don't feel safe, they won't return to work

Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, joins "Closing Bell" to discuss reopening the economy.







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Donald Trump says coronavirus will 'go away without a vaccine' - video

Donald Trump has asserted with no evidence that the coronavirus pandemic will ‘go away without a vaccine’. Without mentioning specifics, he pointed to other viruses and flus that ‘disappeared’ before vaccines were created. ‘They’ve never shown up again. They die, too. Like everything else, they die,’ Trump said. ‘It’s going to go away. And we’re not going to see it again, hopefully, after a period of time.’

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Tony Allen, legendary drummer and Afrobeat co-founder, dies aged 79

Gilles Peterson and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to the Fela Kuti collaborator, described by Brian Eno as ‘perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived’

The Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who is credited with creating Afrobeat along with his old bandmate Fela Kuti, died suddenly at the age of 79 in Paris on Thursday, his manager said. “We don’t know the exact cause of death,” Eric Trosset said, adding it was not linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

“He was in great shape,” said Trosset. “It was quite sudden. I spoke to him at 1pm then two hours later he was sick and taken to Pompidou hospital, where he died.”

Related: Tony Allen: Afrobeat’s master on Hugh Masekela, Damon Albarn and friction with Fela Kuti

The epic Tony Allen, the greatest drummer on earth has left us. What a wildman with a massive, kind and free heart and the deepest one-of-a-kind groove. Fela Kuti did not invent afrobeat, Fela and Tony birthed it… https://t.co/qXqMAP7QzT

RIP TONY ALLEN. THE GOAT AMONGST GOATS. DO YOUR RESEARCH. LEGENDS NEVER DIE. THE INVENTOR OF RHYTHM #Afrobeat

Merci Tony Allen....https://t.co/Oizisc8wWd

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Trump 'very confident' of Covid-19 vaccine in 2020 and predicts up to 100,000 US deaths

US president again criticises Beijing as European countries prepare to ease lockdown

Donald Trump has said he is “very confident” there will be a vaccine for coronavirus by the end of the year, revising up his estimate of the final US death toll as several European countries prepare for a cautious easing of lockdowns.

The president used a Fox News “virtual town hall” on Sunday night to repeat his regular virus talking points, including that a vaccine was not far away, Covid-19 was China’s fault and the economy would not only recover but “grow like crazy”.

Related: Mike Pompeo: 'enormous evidence' coronavirus came from Chinese lab

Global coronavirus cases have surpassed 3.5 million with more than 247,000 deaths.

In New York, the centre of the US outbreak, an emergency field hospital erected in Central Park is set to close. Dozens of New Yorkers were fined for violating social distancing guidelines as they flocked to beaches and parks in balmy weekend weather.

China reported three new coronavirus cases, versus two the day before.

Japan’s state of emergency is expected to be extended until the end of the month.

France will not quarantine anyone arriving from the EU, the Schengen area or Britain due to the coronavirus.

New Zealand has reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time.

South Korea plans to ease a ban on some gatherings and events as long as they “follow disinfection measures”.

Brazil has become the first country in Latin America to report more than 100,000 cases.

The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, announced mosques will reopen across large parts of the Islamic republic after they were closed in early March.

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Dept. of Justice drops criminal case against ex-Trump advisor Flynn: AP

The Department of Justice has decided to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn. CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports.




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Trump: No rush to negotiate phase four stimulus package

CNBC's Kayla Tausche and Michelle Meyer, Bank of America, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss President Trump's comments that he is not in a hurry to expedite the fourth phase of the stimulus package.




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How this wartime law is giving Trump extraordinary power

Efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic have been largely bolstered by the usage of a 70-year-old wartime law called the Defense Production Act. Originally signed into law during the Korean War, the DPA affords the President special powers, such as mobilizing companies to produce medical supplies and accelerating the availability of resources to combat the pandemic.




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Scientific American: As Trump Touts Dangerous Cures, Here's What We Know About COVID-19 Drug Tests

President Trump dangerously suggested injecting disinfectants could help patients sick with the coronavirus, then said he was being "sarcastic." But his remarks led to a spike in calls to helplines about taking disinfectants. We look at "What We Know About the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19" with Tanya Lewis, associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American.




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Trump Attacks Post Office While Carriers & Clerks Die from COVID-19

President Trump has lashed out at the U.S. Postal Service as the pandemic brings it to the brink of collapse and more people than ever are relying on the mail. Trump claims the agency is only losing money because it is undercharging Amazon and other companies for shipping. "It just isn't true," says American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein.




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As Trump Claims "Fantastic Job" on COVID, Reporter Laurie Garrett Warns Pandemic May Last 36+ Months

As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months. Meanwhile, a top government vaccine specialist says he was forced from his job after he resisted the administration's promotion of untested treatments for COVID-19. Garrett predicted the pandemic. In an extended interview, she discusses what's next.




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Trump Death Clock: Times Square Billboard Tallies Lives Lost to COVID-19 Inaction

A 56-foot billboard called the Trump Death Clock was unveiled in Times Square in New York City. The tally of lives lost to government inaction was created by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, who says, "On behalf of all of those who needlessly lost their lives to this failed leadership in a pandemic, we need a symbol, a symbol that cries out not only for accountability, but also for more responsible and responsive stewardship, going forward." As of the Friday morning broadcast, the death toll count was nearly 47,000 and growing.




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Hugo Nomination Rumination

As I’ve mentioned on social media, I only have two works eligible for awards nomination from 2017: The Stone Sky, and my Uncanny short story Henosis. Last year was tough, so I didn’t get much writing done. I’m sure a lot of you can relate. But since people have asked for my thoughts on this… […]




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Legendary drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies in Paris

Legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created afrobeat along with his old bandmate Fela Kuti, died suddenly at the age of 79 in Paris on Thursday, his manager told AFP.




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I, Batman's Armor, Am Voting Trump

You’ve pushed me too far this time. While I was out here taking LITERAL BULLETS for Gotham City’s greatest hero, all you CUCKS can do is point and laugh.