1. Ex-DOJ Official: Barr Twisted My Words to Dismiss Flynn Case

  SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT 

Mary McCord is not happy with her repeated namecheck in the Justice Department’s motion.

2. Secret Service Agents Told to Wear Masks Near Trump: Report

 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE 

White House officials were spooked by two aides on the campus testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

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3. World-Class Chefs Collab on a Cookbook for COVID-19 Relief

 COOKING UP SOMETHING GOOD 

Alison Roman, Samin Nosrat, Dan Barber, and tons more chefs have teamed up to bring us the cookbook we never knew we needed.

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4. Iran Missile Accidentally Hits Own Ship, Killing 19 Sailors

 FRIENDLY FIRE 

The missile struck a support vessel near the intended practice target.

5. Russia Virus Cases Spike, Now Third Worst Outbreak in World

 HERE IT COMES 

The country has leapfrogged both hard-hit Italy and the United Kingdom in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

6. Wuhan Hit by First Virus Cluster Since Lockdown Was Lifted

 NOT DONE YET 

Local officials said the small cluster of cases were all from the same residential compound.

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7. Kamala Harris Leading Race for Biden’s VP Pick, Says Report

 OUT IN FRONT 

Harris’ high standing comes despite her stinging attack on Biden in June last year.

8. Mother’s Day Cafe Reopening Draws Unmasked Crowds

 FILE UNDER WTF 

The owner of the Colorado eatery said she was reopening in defiance of state orders “for America, small businesses, the Constitution and against the overreach of our governor.”

9. U.S. Seeks to Thwart Chinese Hackers in Vaccine Race: NYT

 BAD ACTORS 

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will reportedly accuse Chinese actors of seeking U.S. proprietary data to develop a coronavirus vaccine.

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10. Former WWE Champ Alberto Del Rio Charged With Sex Assault

 BRUTAL 

His accuser says he brutalized her over a period of hours.

11. More Than 4 Million People Have Been Infected With COVID-19

 STAGGERING 

And 282,000 have died from the new coronavirus worldwide.

12. NYC Rolls Out Safety Plan After 38 Kids Contract Syndrome

 ‘TREMENDOUS CONCERN’ 

Mayor Bill de Blasio said alerts will be sent out to one million parents of public school kids about the inflammatory disease, which has suspected links to coronavirus.

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13. Franklin Graham Now Says He’s ‘Not Against’ LGBTQ Community

 OH REALLY? 

The conservative Evangelical leader of the charity Samaritan’s Purse once compared same-sex marriage to polygamy and incest and called homosexuality an “abomination.”

14. Boris Johnson Announces U.K. Reopening Plan Starting in June

 ‘NO IMMEDIATE END’ 

The British PM said shops and primary schools can reopen on June 1, while “some of the hospitality industry” can reopen in July. He was criticized for failing to provide clarity.

15. Under 1% of MLB Employees Test Positive For Virus Antibodies

 GRAIN OF SALT 

Lead researcher Jay Bhattacharya cautioned that the study is not reflective of the U.S. population, as the majority of those tested were white men.

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