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Highlights during this day in history: Actress Marilyn Monroe sings a sultry ‘Happy Birthday’ to President John F. Kennedy; Black militant Malcolm X born; Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies; The Who’s Pete Townshend born. (May 19)
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San Francisco is slowly starting to reopen after weeks of shelter-in-place rules due to COVID-19. Retail stores in San Francisco, forced to close two months ago, are now allowed to offer curbside pickup of everything from clothing to cookware. (May 18)…
Asked about reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is under investigation for improperly ordering staff to run personal errands and subverting Congress on Saudi arms deals, President Trump said he’s not concerned about the allegations. (May 18)
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Workers streamed into a Detroit-area Fiat Chrysler truck plant, ready to get back at it after a couple of months away due to the coronavirus pandemic. (May 18)
Doctors in Ukraine are struggling with broken or substandard equipment, a lack of drugs, low wages, all as they battle the coronavirus pandemic. (May 18)
Arnold Schwarzenegger shares details of emergency heart surgery; Elvis Presley’s Graceland set to reopen this week in Memphis; Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medal. (May 18)
A Texas city is reaching out to older adults with an offer of small talk to help them fight the loneliness felt by people shut in during the coronavirus pandemic. (May 18)
Doctors in Ukraine are struggling with broken or substandard equipment, a lack of drugs, low wages, all as they battle the coronavirus pandemic. (May 18)
As couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiancée, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedding. (May 18)
Highlights of this day in history: Mt. St. Helens erupts in Washington State; The U.S. Supreme Court upholds racial segregation; Pope John Paul II born in Poland; Movie director Frank Capra born; ‘Les Miserables’ ends its Broadway run. (May 18)
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