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'Good luck, you're on your own,' Cooper on US virus strategy

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CNN's Anderson Cooper reacts to the White House's strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic, chastising President Donald Trump for not leading by example and wearing a mask. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2Btoiiy via

Primary results: Takeaways from Colorado and Oklahoma

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The latest round of primaries on Tuesday led to a top Democratic Senate recruit escaping his primary damaged and Republicans vying for a chance to run in a competitive house race unable to coalesce around one candidate. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3dPM0Tx via

Analysis: Fates of two leading newspaper publishers are up in the air

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Opinion: Princeton, Woodrow Wilson and my father

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When I heard the stunning news that Princeton University was removing the name Woodrow Wilson from its famed School of Public and International Affairs in belated acknowledgment of the racist views held by the former US President and one-time head of that Ivy League institution, the first thing I thought of was my father's experience as a Black man at Princeton. In this current era of racial reckoning, it's an instructive story about the gap between lip service and real institutional change, and the figures who can get tragically tarred when they are thrust prematurely into that chasm. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/3eOUyLG via

Analysis: Americans are dying. Here are Trump's excuses

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Two key stories in this week's headlines -- the resurgence of coronavirus and the Russian bounties on US forces in Afghanistan -- suggest that President Donald Trump does not think his portfolio includes actively working to protect as many American lives as possible. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2AgCpqW via

Democratic senator says Trump is undermining his experts

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Sen. Chris Murphy accused President Donald Trump of undermining his own experts after members of the federal coronavirus task force offered a dire forecast for national infection rates on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/38ekv4G via

Oklahoma police officer dies after traffic stop shooting

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A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer has died and another is in critical condition after they were shot during a traffic stop early Monday, police said. A suspect has been arrested. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2VyhVS5 via

Oklahoma is the latest Republican state to vote on Medicaid expansion

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Oklahoma voters will decide Tuesday whether to force their governor and lawmakers to expand Medicaid to low-income residents in the deep-red state. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2AiRDM9 via

Analysis: So much for warnings -- China's going to do what China's going to do

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China is going to do what China is going to do. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero https://ift.tt/2CWQdbg via