1.  Pompeo: I Had No Idea Fired State Dept. IG Was Probing Me

 ‘END OF STORY’ 

The secretary of state said he asked Trump to fire Steve Linick because his work was “undermining” the State Department.

2.  FBI Finds Qaeda Link on Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone: Report

  TANGLED WEB 

Mohammed Alshamrani killed three U.S. sailors and wounded several others last year.

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3.  These Are the Leggings You'll Wear All Week

 SWEAT TO IT 

I got the chance to test the Performance Legging out and I have some opinions.

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4.  HHS Sec. Blasts Trump Aide’s CDC Criticism: ‘Inappropriate’

 FRIENDLY FIRE 

Navarro said on Sunday that the CDC let the country down with its early coronavirus testing, solely blaming the center for the lack of early testing.

5.  Actor Ken Osmond, Who Played Eddie Haskell on ‘Beaver,’ Dies

 ‘INCREDIBLY KIND’ 

Osmond became an LAPD officer as an adult.

6.  Childhood Vaccinations Plummet Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: CDC

 MORE BAD NEWS 

A CDC report says that the rate of vaccine coverage for 5-month-old children dropped from two-thirds to less than half in May 2020.

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7.  NJ Gym Reopens in Defiance of State Order, Draws Huge Crowd

 DEFIANT 

Police informed the crowd and the gym owners that they were in violation of the governor’s order, then turned around and told everyone to “have a good day.”

8.  McConnell Taps Rubio as Acting Chair of Sen. Intel Committee

 STEPPING IN 

Richard Burr stepped down from his role as chairman last week amid an ongoing FBI investigation into allegations of insider trading.

9.  Ex-Judge Requests Oral Argument Against DOJ on Flynn

 ‘COMPLEX ISSUES’ 

The former federal judge, who was appointed to fight the department’s move to drop Flynn’s prosecution, has requested a June 10 deadline to file his first brief.

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10.  Seacrest ‘Didn’t Have a Stroke’ on ‘American Idol’ Finale

 ‘IN NEED OF REST’ 

Concerned fans on Twitter pointed out that the host’s eyes appeared to be swollen, and he seemed to slur his words during Sunday night’s episode.

11.  David Arquette Will Return as Sheriff Riley in New ‘Scream’

  READY OR NOT 

The film, from ‘Ready or Not’ directors Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, is expected to begin filming in North Carolina later this year.

12.  Air Force Space Plane Launches Again for Secretive Mission

 UP, UP AND AWAY 

The Atlas V rocket holding a mysterious space plane launched on Sunday for the classified X-37B mission.

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13.  India’s Economy to Shrink by 45% This Quarter, Bank Says

 MASSIVE HIT 

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has forecast a dire impact on India from COVID-19.

14.  120 Nations Demand China Allow Independent COVID Probe

 WHODUNNIT 

The World Health Organization’s annual conference starts today and questions about the Chinese cover-up of coronavirus are high on the agenda.

15.  Hawaii’s Coronavirus Snitching Game Is Strong

 PARADISE LOST 

Officials say if you come to the island, you’d better quarantine for 14 days or expect to be reported.

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