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Frank Rich | Is Trump Ready for Coronavirus?
Medical staff transfer a patient of a suspected case of the new coronavirus at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (photo: cnsphoto/Reuters)
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Rich writes: "As far as the White House is concerned, the coronavirus epidemic is solely a political emergency, not a public-health crisis. President Trump's record speaks for itself."
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Members of the Taliban delegation gather ahead of Saturday's signing ceremony with the United States in the Qatari capital of Doha. (photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Taliban delegation gather ahead of Saturday's signing ceremony with the United States in the Qatari capital of Doha. (photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)


US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades of War in Afghanistan
David Welna and Colin Dwyer, NPR
Excerpt: "The U.S. and the Taliban have struck a deal that paves the way for eventual peace in Afghanistan."
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders greets supporters during a rally. (photo: Juan Figueroa/AP)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders greets supporters during a rally. (photo: Juan Figueroa/AP)


Why Pundits Can't Comprehend Bernie Sanders
Waleed Shahid, BuzzFeed
Shahid writes: "If you were watching cable TV on the night of the Nevada caucuses, you might have heard Chris Matthews compare Bernie Sanders' electoral victory there to the rise of the Third Reich."
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A woman cooks at a camp at Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on November 1, 2019. (photo: Lexie Harrison-Cripps/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman cooks at a camp at Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on November 1, 2019. (photo: Lexie Harrison-Cripps/AFP/Getty Images)


A Federal Appeals Court Just Blocked Trump's Policy of Sending Migrants Back to Mexico
Nicole Narea, Vox
Narea writes: "A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's policy of sending migrants back to Mexico while they await decisions on their asylum applications in the US, removing one of the major obstacles asylum seekers have faced when arriving at the southern border."
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Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)


A Brokered Convention Would Be a Disaster for the Democrats
Emily Bartlett Hines, Jacobin
Hines writes: "All of Bernie Sanders's rivals are open to giving the Democratic nomination to someone besides the candidate with the most delegates at the end of the primary. This is an absolutely horrible idea."
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Demonstrators take cover from water fired by a riot police truck during a protest against President Sebastian Piñera on November 19, in Santiago, Chile. (photo: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)
Demonstrators take cover from water fired by a riot police truck during a protest against President


Amnesty International: 2019 Marked by Crackdowns in Latin America
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International described Latin America in its 2019 annual report, released Thursday, as a region where citizens were attacked for protesting and defending human and environmental rights, with governments often using measures in 'flagrant disregard for their obligations under domestic and international law.'"
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) chants with housing and environmental advocates before a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of her Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 14, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) chants with housing and environmental advocates before a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of her Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 14, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)


AOC Reads the Green New Deal Into the Congressional Record
Jordan Davidson, EcoWatch
Davidson writes: "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday to chide Republicans for not reading the Green New Deal, which she introduced over one year ago, as The Hill reported. She then read the entire 14-page document into the congressional record."
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