Jason Breslow
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National
Fauci Voices Cautious Optimism About Moderna Vaccine, Calling Trial 'Quite Promising'
Dr. Anthony Fauci says it's "conceivable" a coronavirus vaccine could be ready within months but cautions "when you're dealing with vaccines, there could be so many things that get in the way."
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Health
U.N. Ambassador Says Inaction By WHO, China, Would Be 'Unforgiveable'
Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., defended President Trump's decision to halt funding for the international health body, and said both Beijing and the WHO must show more accountability.
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National
Defense Secretary Esper Says Military Has 'Limited Capacity' To Provide Hospital Beds
New York alone could need nearly 90,000 more beds to deal with coronavirus patients, but in an interview with NPR, Mark Esper cautioned the Pentagon can only offer "a few thousand beds ... at most."
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Politics
Pence Warns Coronavirus Outbreak Could Last 'Well Into July'
In an interview with NPR, the vice president defended the administration's response to the coronavirus but acknowledged the government expects to be dealing with the crisis "for months."
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Politics
'Take Her Out.' In New Recording, Trump Heard Discussing Firing Ambassador To Ukraine
In the 2018 recording, the president can be heard ordering the firing of his top envoy to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. "Get rid of her," he says.
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Politics
Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right'
As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team."
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World
Harry And Meghan Are No Longer Working Members Of The Royal Family, Palace Says
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also will stop receiving public funds for royal duties and will not use their "royal highness" titles.
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Politics
READ: Mueller's Letter Expressing Concern About Barr's Summary Of His Report
On March 27, the special counsel told Attorney General William Barr that his public description "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."
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Politics
John Boehner Was Once 'Unalterably Opposed' To Marijuana. He Now Wants It To Be Legal
The former speaker of the House says he has never used marijuana. But he says that "if other people use the product, who am I to say they shouldn't?"
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Politics
How A 'Court Records Nerd' Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
One minute, Seamus Hughes was reading the book Dragons Love Tacos to his son. The next minute, he stumbled on what could be one of the most closely guarded secrets within the U.S. government.