cover of episode U.S. death toll from coronavirus nears 90,000; WH shifts blame  to CDC amid mounting coronavirus criticism; Auto industry tested as carmakers jump-start idle factories; Trump fires watchdog who was investigating Secretary Pompeo;

U.S. death toll from coronavirus nears 90,000; WH shifts blame to CDC amid mounting coronavirus criticism; Auto industry tested as carmakers jump-start idle factories; Trump fires watchdog who was investigating Secretary Pompeo;

2020/5/18
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All 50 states to be partially reopened by Sunday; Texas opening up gyms at 25% capacity as cases spike; Residents hit beaches in California, Virginia over the weekend; CA Gov: professional sports may begin in June without fans; Promising early results coming from one vaccine trial; Moderna: early vaccine data shows some patients developed neutralizing antibodies, which can block virus; Drug maker Moderna plans to move to large scale clinical trials for phase 3 in July;

WH trade advisor: CDC “let the country down” on testing; Senior CDC official fires back at White House: "we’re giving them science and they don’t seem to want it"; Trump: "surprised" Attorney General Barr is not looking at Obama;

Auto factories reopen with new safety measures including temperature checks, divided work spaces; Federal Reserve Chair warns economic recovery may stretch through end of 2021; Chair Powell: Federal Reserve can do a lot more to help economy; Federal Reserve Chair Powell and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to testify before senate tomorrow;

Trump fires, replaces at least 4 govt watchdogs in 6 weeks; Boston Globe editorial board to Trump: "stop the purge of Inspectors General"; Trump: I don’t know anything about accusations against Pompeo being looked at by fired Inspector General; Trump says he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine; U.S. surpasses 1.5 million coronavirus cases, 90,000 deaths;

Trial tests if dogs can smell COVID-19 in humans; UK researchers say trained dogs may detect virus before symptoms appear; Navajo nation has highest infection rate per capita in U.S.; Native Americans among most vulnerable to virus; Son dies from COVID-19 days after praying over father’s body;

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