Today’s Top Stories: May 18, 2020

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Fired State Dept. watchdog was probing whether Pompeo made staffer walk dog, pick up laundry

Editorial: In the Trump administration’s latest episode of “We say ‘drain the swamp,’ but we really mean ‘fill it with swampier people,'” it’s been suggested that the firing of Steve Linick, former State Department Inspector General, was politically motivated.

The shock!

You see, Linick had been investigating reports of Pompeo staff members running personal errands for the Secretary of State. Things such as picking up dry cleaning and walking the dog.

What good is a cushy federal government job if you can’t have people feed you grapes while bathing you?

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Worldwide:

  • 4,737,299 confirmed infections
  • 315,622 confirmed deaths

US stats:

  • 1,486,742 confirmed infections
  • 89,564 confirmed deaths
May 18, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic map
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Politics

Eric Trump claims coronavirus is Democratic hoax, will ‘magically’ vanish after 2020 election

Exclusive Poll: Young Voters Losing Confidence In Trump’s Ability To Handle Pandemic – Biden retains 20 point lead among Americans under 30

Economy

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggests US economic recovery could last well into 2021.

My question is: Can we even talk about a recovery when we are nowhere near the bottom?

The Dow futures is up around 600 points. Word on the street is that a coronavirus vaccine may come sooner than anticipated.

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Upcoming economic reports this week:

  • Monday – Home Builders Index
  • Tuesday – Housing Starts
  • Thursday – Jobless claims
  • Thursday – Leading Economic Indicators

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Offbeat Story of the Day

Florida Man In Domestic Poultry Pelting | The Smoking Gun

MAY 17–During an argument in their Florida home, a man threw a piece of raw chicken at his wife, striking her in the head, according to police who arrested the alleged poultry pelter for battery.

Cops charge that Thomas Reece, 34, and the victim got into a “verbal argument over a family issue” Friday evening at their St. Petersburg residence.

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