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Washington Post had 'divisions in the newsroom' over Flynn's Russia calls, before publishing opinion piece A newly unearthed transcript indicates that The Washington Post’s newsroom was deeply divided over whether it was even worth reporting that incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was speaking to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016 -- before the Post published details in a column from an opinion writer who “was able to just throw this piece of red meat out there.”

Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to reopen Congress We've proven that we can come back in a safe manner, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tells Mark Levin on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.'

Pence won't quarantine after aide tests positive for COVID-19 Vice President Pence will not quarantine after aide tests positive for COVID-19, Jon Scott reports.

Pence spokesperson denies vice president is 'in quarantine' amid reports of self-isolating over coronavirus A spokesperson on Sunday denied Vice President Pence is in "quarantine" just days after a member of his team tested positive for the coronavirus.

Schumer: VA must explain use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans to fight coronavirus Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday said the Department of Veterans Affairs must explain why it allowed the use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans as a treatment for the coronavirus despite a lack of consensus on its safety.

Fauci, other health officials to testify before Senate panel via videoconference amid coronavirus concerns Dr. Anthony Fauci and other public health officials will testify this week before a key Senate committee via videoconference due to the threats posed by the novel coronavirus, Sen. Lamar Alexander announced Sunday.

Attorney Andrew Stoltmann on fallout from Michael Flynn case dismissal Northwestern adjunct law professor Andrew Stoltmann joins ‘America’s News HQ.’

Cuomo touts New York's decline in hospitalizations, effectively reverses mandate linked to nursing-home deaths With New York City's lockdown executive order set to expire on May 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo celebrated a steep decline in hospitalizations and deaths due to the coronavirus during Sunday's daily briefing with reporters -- even as he sought to address the state's sky-high nursing home death count, which came after a state directive mandating that nursing homes take on positive COVID-19 patients.

Sen. Cotton: Medical, pharma companies must be on guard against 'Chinese espionage' looking to steal coronavirus treatment Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., a regular critic of China's handling and potential cover-up of the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is now warning that the Asian nation may be using espionage to steal technology to be used for treating or curing the illness.

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For a nine-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl, the new coronavirus was hard to fathom. But Nur Afia Qistina Zamzuri knew one thing for sure: It was dangerous. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35OtQ1X

A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to safely maintain the bazaars where most people go to get affordable food and are part of the fabric of society. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YSPCjx

A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana's Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a broadcast late on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35Unq1l

China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases for May 10, rising from a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since April 28, according to official data published on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3blmjsz

Mexico's health ministry confirmed 1,562 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday, along with 112 additional deaths, as government models projected that infections could peak this weekend. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WMslNx

The Japanese government will consider lifting the state of emergency on many of the 34 prefectures that are not among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SQP4a4

Children in some Australian states began returning to school on Monday after an extended break due to the new coronavirus, as the country's rate of new infections continued to slow. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bf8gF2

The firm said its income has dropped 80% since grounding its fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SRbdFk

Watch the tearjerking conclusion of SNL's season finale Published on May 11, 2020 at 05:32AM by Amanda Bartlett The finale of a particularly strange season of “Saturday Night Live” began with the virtual high school graduation of St. Mary Magdalene by the Expressway’s “Class of COVID-19.” “I know this isn’t how you expected your high school career to come to an end, but we’re all making sacrifices,” said Kate McKinnon, portraying a principal on a Zoom conference call with her teenage graduates. “I have had to share my child’s Adderall with him.” And though the students were hoping to hear a keynote speech from someone like “that dude from ‘90 Day Fiance’ who looked like a hedgehog” or “the Elon Musk-Grimes baby,” they got Donald Trump (Alex Baldwin) instead.

Psychologists have seen people with coronavirus symptoms more associated with disasters or war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cpbRBC

South Africa's ban on large gatherings has meant the rediscovery of old traditions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Wiz6Yx

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