News Tweets Archive COVID-19

• The New York Times • Maureen Dowd • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | More Mojo, Joe!
Less Senate bean soup, more affordable meat.
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Ashley Parker@AshleyRParker
“He’s so lost in the snows of yesteryear that he is continuing his Amtrak Joe nearly-every-weekend commute to Delaware, albeit with better wheels, trading in the train for Marine One.”
@maureendowd zeroes in on Biden’s almost nonstop Wilmington weekends.
nytimes.com/2022/01/15/opi…
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• The Wall Street Journal • Rebecca Elliott, Justin Scheck, Drew FitzGerald • 1 day ago • wsj.com
Elon Musk’s Tesla Asked Law Firm to Fire Associate Hired From SEC
Long dismissive of regulators, the Tesla boss has recently aimed his ire at individuals with ties to regulatory agencies with which he has sparred.
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Jesse Eisinger@eisingerj
Musk tried to get a Big Law associate fired bc he’d enforced securities laws against Musk while at the SEC.
A particularly raw form of what happens in Corp Am all the time: any tough regulator pays a career price.
Excellent story: wsj.com/articles/elon-…
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• The Washington Post • Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Tom Hamburger, Rachel Weiner • 21 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
The Justice Dept. alleged Jan. 6 was a seditious conspiracy. Now will it investigate Trump?
Interviews suggest officials are not taking steps to directly probe the former president or his inner circle.
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The Washington Post • E.J. Dionne Jr. • 5 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Dr. King was bold. Don’t make him bland.
The civil rights leader's role in our history was not that of a politician but of a prodder of our national conscience.
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EJ Dionne@EJDionne
Because Dr. King has become in retrospect a consensual hero, we have turned him in a consensual figure. But King earned this holiday not by being bland but by being bold. He was killed because he dared to challenge us to change. He still does.
My column
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
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• The Washington Post • Tom Hamburger, Josh Dawsey, Jacqueline Alemany • 21 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Jan. 6 panel grapples with how to secure testimony from lawmakers, Pence
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Los Angeles Times • Rachel Uranga, Irfan Khan, Richard Winton • 5 hours ago • latimes.com
'It's ugly out there': Rail thefts leave tracks littered with pilfered packages
Thieves pilfering railroad cars is a crime that harks back to the days of horseback-riding bandits, but is fueled by a host of modern realities including homeless encampments and e-commerce.
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CBS News • 4 hours ago • cbsnews.com
Biden at year one: Not enough focus on inflation leaves many frustrated
Guidance on COVID-19 is seen as confusing, and it weighs on his ratings.
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• Associated Press • Jake Bleiberg, Eric Tucker • 22 hours ago • apnews.com
Hostages safe after Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S.
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The New York Times • Troy Closson, Andy Newman • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Times Square
The police said Michelle Go, 40, of Manhattan, was shoved in front of an R train as it approached a 42nd Street platform in Manhattan on Saturday morning.
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The Washington Post • Jonathan Alter • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
Perspective | Joe Biden is no Jimmy Carter. He should wish he was.
The comparison is more complicated — and flattering — than critics realize
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Brookings • Adam Looney • 1 day ago • brookings.edu
Student loan forgiveness is regressive whether measured by income, education, or wealth
Some advocates have called to forgive student loans because student loans contribute to racial and socioeconomic wealth gaps. The usual measures of financial wealth, however, is a misleading indica…
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David Wessel@davidmwessel
Adam Looney argues that measuring a person's wealth by looking only at their student loan and not counting the value of their education is like counting someone's mortgage without counting value of the house. brook.gs/3qkM5rH via @BrookingsInst Hutchins Center
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The Atlantic • Adam Serwer • 2 days ago • theatlantic.com
The Culture War Has Warped the Supreme Court’s Judgment
Yesterday’s decision hinges on a new and alarming embrace of the right-wing crusade against vaccination.
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Adam Serwer 🍝@AdamSerwer
The vaccine mandate cases show that the future of SCOTUS hinges less on the text of the law or the Constitution than the capricious process of conservative identity formation, where something as benign as vaccines can become a culture war battlefield theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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•• The Washington Post • Matt Viser, Seung Min Kim • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
‘One of those weeks’: From voting rights to vaccines, Biden experiences the limits of his office — and the fragility of his presidency
Action on Capitol Hill and a decision by the Supreme Court led to one of the worst weeks of Biden’s first year in office.
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Matt Viser@mviser
If Biden entered office a year ago with promises of a forceful new era of government action, the past week displayed, like few of the 50 weeks that preceded it, the struggles he faces on the cusp of his second year in office. Latest w/@seungminkim: washingtonpost.com/politics/biden…
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The Washington Post • Mary Beth Gahan, Meryl Kornfield, Devlin Barrett, Souad Mekhennet, María Luisa Paúl, Bryan Pietsch • 21 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Texas synagogue standoff ends with hostages freed, suspect dead
A law enforcement official said the man’s motive for taking hostages appears to be his anger over the U.S. imprisonment of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman being held in federal prison in Fort Worth for trying to kill U.S. soldiers.
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Detroit Free Press • David Jesse • 19 hours ago • freep.com
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel fired by board after investigation
The board hired a firm to conduct an independent investigation into whether Schlissel had violated the university's supervisor relationship policy.
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KC Johnson@kcjohnson9
Just remarkable. @UMichiganNews' Schlissel--who spent years fighting tooth & nail to uphold a TIX adjudication system multiple federal courts deemed unfair to acc'd students--is fired b/c of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
freep.com/story/news/edu…
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The Atlantic • Elaine Godfrey • 13 hours ago • theatlantic.com
Trump Soft-Launches His 2024 Campaign
The former president’s message at his Arizona rally was as clear as it was dishonest: He didn’t lose to Joe Biden in 2020, and he’ll spend the next year working to elect Republicans who agree.
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The New York Times • Anemona Hartocollis • 3 hours ago • nytimes.com
University of Michigan Fires Its President Over Inappropriate Relationship
Mark Schlissel’s contract was terminated immediately for interactions with a subordinate, the Board of Regents said.
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CNN • Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN • 3 days ago • cnn.com
Trump allies' fake Electoral College certificates offer fresh insights about plot to overturn Biden's victory
In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump's allies sent fake certificates to the National Archives declaring that Trump won seven states that he actually lost. The documents had no impact on the outcome of the election, but they are yet another example of how Team Trump tried to subvert the Electoral College -- a key line of inquiry for the January 6 committee.
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Marshall Cohen@MarshallCohen
These look like official government documents — but they were a PR ploy to help Trump subvert the 2020 election. Here's a close look at the fake Electoral College certificates that Trump allies in 7 states sent to the National Archives. w/ @ZcohenCNN cnn.com/2022/01/12/pol…
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NPR • Tovia Smith • 18 hours ago • npr.org
Israel Dresner, rabbi who marched with Martin Luther King, dies at 92
Rabbi Israel "Sy" Dresner was one of the early Freedom Riders in the 1960s civil rights movement and was close with King. He said Jewish teachings and Jewish history compelled his activism.
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New York Post • Larry Celona, Tina Moore, Joe Marino, Steven Vago, Khristina Narizhnaya • 1 day ago • nypost.com
Deranged man pushes Asian woman to death at Times Square subway...
A deranged man fatally pushed an Asian woman in front of an oncoming subway train Saturday morning in Times Square, police and sources said.
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The Dispatch • David French • 7 hours ago • frenchpress.thedispatch.com
Only a Man Can Be a Husband. Only a Man Can Be a Father.
On the great power of a transcendent masculine purpose.
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The Washington Post • Max Boot • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Novak Djokovic can’t play the Australian Open, and he has no one but himself to blame
He may be the most skilled men’s tennis player ever, but his covid misconduct shows that true greatness still eludes him
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Max Boot@MaxBoot
If Australia does wind up deporting “Novax” Djokovic, all I can say is, “Good on ya.”
There should be no exemption from public health laws for someone who happens to be really good at hitting a fuzzy yellow ball over a net. wapo.st/3A3jGKa
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The Boston Globe • Jazmine Ulloa • 21 hours ago • bostonglobe.com
‘Jim Crow relic’: A short history of the filibuster
Dating to the 1800s, the filibuster has been used by lawmakers to both advance and thwart Black racial progress — but it is in the thwarting of that progress that it has been used with greatest frequency and success.
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Associated Press • Zeke Miller • 5 hours ago • apnews.com
After Biden's first year, the virus and disunity rage on
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that.
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Bloomberg • Mario Parker • 5 hours ago • bloomberg.com
Black Democrats See ‘Bleak’ 2022 as Biden Disappoints on Issues
The sudden collapse of voting-rights legislation this week is emerging as the final straw for Black voters with President Joe Biden, threatening to drive down turnout from a key Democratic bloc in November elections with the party’s control of Congress at stake.
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Bulwark+ • Charlie Sykes • 2 hours ago • morningshots.thebulwark.com
Trump's Electoral Forgery/Fraud
The smoking guns are all around us
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al • Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com • 5 hours ago • al.com
Ambushed in Eufaula: Alabama’s forgotten race massacre
A city prides itself on history, but its most significant moment goes ignored.
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Talking Points Memo • Kate Riga • 1 day ago • talkingpointsmemo.com
Conservative Justices’ Disdain For Agency Power Goes Beyond Vaccine Mandates
The Court’s decision-making on these administrative cases is important to not just the rest of Biden’s term, but to the future of policy-making.
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The New York Times • The Editorial Board • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | Let Innocent Afghans Have Their Money
Afghanistan is on the verge of collapse.
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The Washington Post • Greg Sargent • 3 days ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Kevin McCarthy’s coverup for Trump may be hiding knowledge of possible crimes
How McCarthy's refusal to testify about Jan. 6 may be more serious than you think.
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Greg Sargent@ThePlumLineGS
Let's be clear: Kevin McCarthy's refusal to testify to the 1/6 committee may be helping cover up possible Trump crimes.
McCarthy can likely detail whether Trump saw the riot as a means to obstruct the electoral count -- an official proceeding.
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
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Associated Press • Zeke Miller • 5 hours ago • apnews.com
After Biden's first year, the virus and disunity rage on
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that.
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Bloomberg • Timothy L. O'Brien • 2 days ago • bloomberg.com
No, Supreme Court, States Alone Can’t Manage Pandemics
In blocking Biden’s workplace vaccine rules, the conservative justices betray an unrealistic view of public health.
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The Onion • onion585 • 2 days ago • theonion.com
CDC Announces Plan To Send Every U.S. Household Pamphlet On Probabilistic Thinking
ATLANTA—Stressing that the effort represented the best chance of ensuring American make responsible choices around the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it planned to send every U.S. household a pamphlet on probabilistic thinking and decision-making. “What we’re…
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The New York Times • Anton Troianovski, David E. Sanger • 10 hours ago • nytimes.com
Russia Issues Subtle Threats More Far-Reaching Than a Ukraine Invasion
If the West fails to meet its security demands, Moscow could take measures like placing nuclear missiles close to the U.S. coastline, Russian officials have hinted.
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CNN • By Hilary Whiteman, Julia Hollingsworth, Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN • 12 hours ago • cnn.com
Djokovic loses visa appeal, won't play in Australian Open: Live updates
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his appeal against the Australian government's decision to cancel his visa for a second time. Follow here for the latest news.
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POLITICO • Erin Banco • 1 day ago • politico.com
Walensky faces CDC burnout as pandemic enters third year
Inside the agency, a race is taking place. Can it stop the spread of Covid-19 before its staff wears out from exhaustion?
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Alex Thompson@AlexThomp
Must read @ErinBanco story inside the CDC
“Just months [before Omicron], Walensky and other top officials had a plan to dissolve large parts of the pandemic response team, which has more than 1,500 staffers, & reassign members to their original posts”
politico.com/news/2022/01/1…
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NPR • Hansi Lo Wang • 1 day ago • npr.org
Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.
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The Sunday Times • Brian Klaas • 1 day ago • thetimes.co.uk
Why we always get the wrong political leaders — and how to get the right ones
Douglas Adams once wrote of a planet on which humans are ruled by lizard overlords. There’s a paradox: the planet is a democracy, the humans hate and outnumber
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emptywheel • 18 hours ago • emptywheel.net
BREAKING (WaPo's Stenography): Prosecutors Are Asking about Rudy Giuliani's Ties to Militias
In an article asking whether prosecutors are investigating Trump, the Washington Post buried evidence that prosecutors believe Rudy has ties to the militias who organized the event in paragraph 30.
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•• The New York Times • Michael Wines • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Census Memo Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump Administration
Newly released documents show that top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a list of complaints about political interference in the 2020 count.
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The New York Times • Gina Kolata, Benjamin Mueller • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made
The stunning Covid vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drew upon long-buried discoveries made in the hopes of ending past epidemics.
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ABC News • Meredith Deliso, Aaron Katersky, Josh Margolin • 13 hours ago • abcnews.go.com
Standoff at Texas synagogue ends with all hostages safe, suspect dead
An elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team entered the synagogue and rescued the hostages.
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The New York Times • Vanessa Veselka, Clayton Cotterell • 2 days ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | I’m a Longtime Union Organizer. But I Had Never Seen Anything Like This.
After a spate of deaths, a group of health care workers in Oregon decided that to save lives, they needed a union.
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The Washington Post • Joel Achenbach • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
As nations decide to live with the virus, some disease experts warn of surrendering too soon
The coronavirus isn’t going away, but that doesn’t mean resistance is futile, scientists say.
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Associated Press • Jake Bleiberg, Eric Tucker • 22 hours ago • apnews.com
Hostages safe after Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S.
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The Associated Press@AP
BREAKING: A man has apparently taken hostages during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas, and a SWAT team is on the scene, authorities said. apne.ws/SkVvINN
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CNN • Alaa Elassar, Michelle Watson and Alanne Orjoux, CNN • 22 hours ago • cnn.com
All hostages out and safe at Texas synagogue, governor says
The hostage situation at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, is over, according to the governor of Texas.
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• The New York Times • Reid J. Epstein, Nick Corasaniti • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
With Voting Bills Dead, Democrats Face Costly Fight to Overcome G.O.P. Curbs
Party officials now say they are resigned to spending and organizing their way around the new voting restrictions passed in Republican-controlled states.
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The New York Times • Jonathan Weisman • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Democrats Face a Dilemma on Voting: Compromise or Keep Pressing?
With their broad voting rights push nearing a dead end, Democrats must soon decide whether to embrace a far narrower bipartisan effort to protect vote counting and administration.
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The Wall Street Journal • Almar Latour • 1 day ago • wsj.com
A Report to Our Readers
In 2021 our journalists covered a world of disruptive change. What won’t change: Our effort to retain your trust.
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Associated Press • Christina Larson • 5 days ago • apnews.com
Rare snowy owl soars over Washington, thrills crowds
WASHINGTON (AP) — A snowy owl apparently touring iconic buildings of the nation's capital is captivating birdwatchers who manage to get a glimpse of the rare, resplendent visitor from the Arctic. Far from its summer breeding grounds in Canada, the snowy owl was first seen on Jan.
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