1. White House ‘Spikes Expert Report’ on How to Reopen Safely

  WINGING IT 

Officials at the nation’s top disease investigators were told their advice to help specific sectors emerge from lockdown would “never see the light of day.”

2. 3.2 Million More Americans Filed Jobless Claims Last Week

 OUT OF POCKET 

That’s on top of the roughly 30 million people who have filed since the lockdown began.

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3. McDonald’s Staff Shot by Diners Upset by Virus Rules: Cops

 GETTING HANGRY 

Police said the suspects were angered because the dining area was closed to stop people from sitting near each other.

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4. Most U.S. Infections Stem From New York City, Research Shows

 ‘OUR OWN FAULT’ 

The new findings suggest the virus could have been slowed in the U.S. if NYC had been locked down sooner.

5. Pamper Yourself With Amazon’s Best-Selling Eye Gel

 EYE ON THE PRIZE 

It has almost 15,000 reviews on Amazon.

6. GOP Candidate ‘Yanks Post Calling Muhammad a Pedophile’

 HORSE HAS BOLTED 

Ted Howze also pulled a post mocking Parkland high-school shooting survivor David Hogg.

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7. Trump Appoints Top Donor Postmaster General

 MONEY MAIL 

Louis DeJoy, a staunch Trump ally and key fundraiser for the Republican National Convention, starts June 15.

8. NFL Star’s Wife Held Loaded Gun to His Head: TMZ

 OUT OF CONTROL 

The football star took to Instagram to acknowledge an “altercation” with his wife just before a report about the April 13 incident broke.

9. Steve Mnuchin Gets Into Twitter Fight With Axl Rose

 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 

“What have you done for the country lately?” the treasury secretary shot back after the Guns N’ Roses frontman dubbed him an “asshole.”

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10. Frontier Ditches ‘Outrageous’ $39 Social-Distancing Upgrade

 THIS WON’T FLY 

The “more room” sales offer gave passengers the opportunity to buy an empty middle seat on flights.

11. Arizona Halts Data Team That Pointed to Later Reopening

 THE MORE YOU KNOW 

The decision putting a university consortium of modelers on “pause” came after Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to lift restrictions earlier than they suggested.

12. Hundreds Told to Flee Wildfires Scorching Florida Panhandle

 DON’T STAY AT HOME 

The blaze reportedly started as a planned burn on Monday but it grew out of control.

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13. At Least 185 Workers at Georgia Nuke Plant Project Infected

 HOT ZONE 

The power company slashed 20% of its workforce after some employees were afraid to show up.

14. Michigan Barber: I’ll Be Open ‘Until Jesus Walks In’

 WHISKER CAMPAIGN 

Karl Manke of Owosso received two citations from the police for violating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order.

15. LAX to Require Face Masks as TSA Weighs Nationwide Policy

 PRECAUTIONS 

Major airlines are already requiring passengers to wear masks.

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