Coronavirus
– ‘The grief is so unbearable’: Virus takes toll on Navajo
– Coronavirus: Trump says US reopening, ‘vaccine or no vaccine’
– Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Soar Past 88,000 As ‘Coronavirus Apocalypse’ Fears Loom
– The Absurd (and Sometimes Creepy) Ways Businesses Are Enforcing Social Distancing
– Two southern churches forced to reclose after leaders, congregants get coronavirus
– Coronavirus Cases Pass 5 Million In Latest Global Milestone: Live Updates
– How masks helped Hong Kong control the coronavirus
– COVID-19: Nurse in revealing outfit reprimanded
– Fauci says it’s still possible that a coronavirus vaccine will be available in the U.S. by December
Business/Economics
– House Passes $3 Trillion Relief Bill Seen as Democrats’ Opening Bid
– Pandemic claims another retailer: 118-year-old J.C. Penney
– Here’s What Collapsed, Spiked, or Hung On in 12 Charts of Retail Sales (Yes, Department Stores Were Already Toast)
– Warren Buffett’s Berkshire dumps most of Goldman Sachs stake
– Why ‘the next big shoe to drop’ in the U.S. economy could hit by July
– 10 Numbers That Show The U.S. Has Fallen Into A Horrifying Economic Depression
– Pandemic could cost global economy $82 trillion
– Americans Have No Clue What’s Next on Inflation
– U.S. housing starts fall sharply in April
– “They Don’t Want To Come Back To Work” – Restaurant Blames CARES Act For Labor Shortage
– Wellstar furloughs more than 1,000 employees as health care system faces up to $600M in losses due to Covid-19
– Powell, Mnuchin split on next steps for economic recovery
– 2.4 Million Claimed U.S. Unemployment Last Week
– Existing Home Sales Continue Collapse To 9-Year Lows
– Despite Soft Survey Data Rebound In May, PMI Signals 37% Collapse In US GDP
– Many Facebook Employees to Work From Home Permanently: Live Updates
– Von Greyerz: The Global Forest Fire Is Here
– Here Comes The Wave: Loan Defaults Hit 6 Years High
– IBM confirms layoffs are happening, but won’t provide details
Politics
– Obama criticizes nation’s leaders for bungled handling of coronavirus pandemic
– Nancy Pelosi fears for ‘morbidly obese’ Trump after hydroxychloroquine admission
World
– Fitch Lowers Outlook On France Debt Rating To Negative
– Germany in recession as economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter
– Fury in Germany as thousands join protests across country over lockdown measures and a vaccine plan by Bill Gates as Angela Merkel’s popularity falls
– AP PHOTOS: Jobless in crisis, Indian migrants head home
– Coronavirus: Italy to reopen borders to EU tourists from 3 June in ‘calculated risk’
– Qatar imposes mandatory masks on pain of prison
– Coronavirus: Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy in COVID-19 cases
– Over 100 Million in China’s Northeast Face Renewed Lockdown
– Coronavirus rental hardship ‘kicked down the road’ to spring of ‘carnage’
– “Thousands Are Starving” – Protesters Demanding Food Clash With Police In Santiago
– German Economist Warns Italy Faces Eurozone Exit As Coronavirus Crisis Deepens
– UK Sells Negative-Yielding Debt For The First Time
– China signals plan to take full control of Hong Kong
– More than 80 killed in India and Bangladesh as Cyclone Amphan heaps misery on coronavirus-hit areas
– Wuhan BANS eating wild animals: Five-year rule brought in after global coronavirus pandemic was linked to city’s wet markets
– Locusts, COVID-19, flooding pose ‘triple threat’ in Africa
– Auto Registrations In Europe Plunge 76% In April, The Largest Drop On Record
– “This Is The End Of Hong Kong”: China Congress Announces Crackdown On Hong Kong With New “National Security” Law; Abandons GDP Target
Local
– Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
– Georgia jobless rate rockets to record 11.9% in April
Reopening
– New Orleans Begins Re-Opening
– People flock to NYC-area bars, beaches as ‘quarantine fatigue’ intensifies
– Palm Beach County reopened without meeting federal guidelines, investigation shows
– Preschools and childcare might reopen soon. Should you send your kid?
– All states are partially reopen leaving Americans to weigh the risk of venturing out again
– Trump Calls Houses of Worship ‘Essential Services’ and Urges Reopening
Homelessness
– Analysis On Unemployment Projects 40-45% Increase In Homelessness This Year
Religion
– In Jerusalem, Ramadan Restrictions Last Seen During the Crusades Return
Real estate
– Zillow: New listings for expensive homes plunge 46% year over year
Oil
– A Huge Fleet Of 117 Tankers Is Bringing Super Cheap Crude To China
Food
– Cars Line Up Thursday for ‘Mega’ Mobile Food Pantry Fair Park
– Chicago Chicken Shop Charges 26% “COVID-19 Fee”, Claiming Rapid Food Inflation
– Nearly 1 in 4 New Yorkers Needs Food as Pandemic Persists
Flood
– 10,000 Flee Record Flooding in Michigan After ‘Catastrophic Failures’ of ​Dams
Space
– Global Cooling!! Low Solar Activity To Cause Temperatures To Plummet, Say Scientists
– Satellites and spacecraft malfunction as Earth’s magnetic field mysteriously weakens
Education
– Lori Loughlin always insisted she was innocent in admissions scandal. Why change now?
– The University of California system will drop the requirement for SAT and ACT scores, a move with major implications for college admissions.
