Note: KGB Report will return on Tuesday, May 26. The Memorial Day weekend is when we traditionally clean up, reconfigure, and re-wire the office. And it's been a tough year...
Today is Tuesday, May 21st, the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 224 days remain until the end of the year.
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Among other things, today is American Red Cross Founder's Day, Ascension, Brown Bag It Thursday, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Hummus Day, I Need a Patch for That Day, National Apéritif Day, National Memo Day, National Notebook Day, National Strawberries and Cream Day, National Waiters and Waitresses Day, Rapture Party Day, Sister Maria Hummel Day, and World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
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On this day in 1980, The Empire Strikes Back was released. (Video)
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The last episode of Newhart aired on this day in 1990. (Video)
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'We've been muzzled': CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science.
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GOP fronts 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening.
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Two dam breaches in central Michigan force mass evacuations. (Video)
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Uh oh. Study shows 70% of consumers would rather watch new movies at home. 13% say they are more likely to watch at a local cinema (with 17% not sure).
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Trump threatens to withhold aid to two states over expanded voting by mail. President Trump on Wednesday threatened to halt federal funding to Michigan and Nevada over the distribution of absentee ballots in those states amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has left more than 90,000 Americans dead.
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NASA's head of human spaceflight abruptly resigns, citing 'mistake'. The source familiar with the reason for Loverro's departure said the issue centered on contracts that were awarded earlier this year for development of lunar landers, or vehicles that can carry astronauts to the moon's surface.
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Trump announces executive order 'suspending' regulations impeding US economy. The order is about "instructing federal agencies to use any and all authority to waive, suspend and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery," Mr Trump said before signing it with a large black felt pen.
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Windows 10 warning: anger at Microsoft rises with serious new failure. Microsoft’s new KB4556799 Windows 10 update is causing a myriad of problems for users, including Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crashes, deleted data, performance issues, broken audio and more. And users are not happy.
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Will government mandate COVID-19 vaccinations? The Congressional Research Service says the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that "The states' general police power to promote public health and safety encompasses the authority to require mandatory vaccinations."" And states have all exercised that authority for children, usually allowing for some exceptions. CRS also says, "Congress, as a result of various enumerated powers in the Constitution, likewise has some authority over public health matters, including regulation of vaccination."
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Chuck E. Cheese tricks Grubhub customers with sneaky new name.
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Borowitz:
Trump Fears Painting of Obama at White House would spy on him.
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Thoughts of the day:
Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of
their governors was an illusion.
-Daniel J. Boorstin
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a
democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you
don't have to waste your time voting.
-Charles Bukowski
I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
-E.L.
Doctorow
All scientifically possible technology and social change predicted in
science fiction will come to pass, but none of it will work properly.
-Neil
Gaiman
You have more to do than you can possibly do. You just need to feel good
about your choices.
-David Allen
Distraction! (Video)
Things are really rough out there.
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