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From: DOJ Digests a To: Rendon DOJ Alert Desk < Bcc: ' ' < Subject: Afternoon Digest Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:53:01 +0000 > Department of Justice Afternoon News Digest March 5, 2020 04:00 PM EST TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Afternoon Headlines 2. US Department of Justice News 3. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies 4. National Security 5. Immigration & Border Security 6. US Supreme Court 7. Judicial Nominees & Appointments 8. Criminal Law 9. Civil Law 10. Civil Rights 11. Antitrust 12. Environment 13. Criminal Justice/Corrections 14. Native American Affairs IS. Marijuana Legalization 16. Opioid Crisis 17. Administration AFTERNOON HEADLINES • "Scale of outbreak in U.S. remains uncertain" [WaPo NYT, WSJ, LAT] • "Stocks Tumble on Coronavirus Fears: Live Market Updates" [NYT, WSJ] • "Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Drops Out of Presidential Race" [NYT, WaPo WSJ LAT] US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NEWS Politico: "Barr turns up the heat on tech companies and child exploitation," Alexandra S. Levine, March 05, 2020, 10:00 AM Barr is poised to make an announcement today — backed by leaders from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. — on the Justice Department's efforts to address child sexual abuse online. What to expect: Officials are set to unveil "a set of 11 'voluntary principles' that target child sexual exploitation," The Washington Post reported earlier this week. "The proposal — crafted with the industry's aid, and backed by leaders