Tabari Wallace, a high school principal from North Carolina, set up surprise parades for all 220 graduating seniors to let them know he’s thinking about them during the coronavirus quarantine. The parade participants covered 485 square miles in four hours to make sure every graduate was visited. Source
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Trust in government hits record high globally amid pandemic: Survey
Government is trusted more than businesses, non-profits and the media, according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer spring update. Source
Ousted HHS vaccine expert Rick Bright files whistleblower complaint
Bright said he was removed from his position at HHS after he pushed to limit COVID-19 treatments touted by the president. Source
Facebook follows Zoom boom with new video chat app
Facebook says its new Messenger Rooms group chat feature will be “very secure and encrypted.” Source
Trust in government hits record high globally during pandemic
Government is trusted more than businesses, non-profits and the media, according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer spring update. Source
Edelman Trust Barometer reveals impact of the coronavirus response
The global communications firm Edelman has released a mid-year update to its annual Trust Barometer. CEO Richard Edelman joined CBSN to discuss the latest findings on trust in government, business, media and NGOs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source
5-year-old Utah boy drives family car onto interstate
Tells troopers he wanted to drive to his sister’s house — in California, and buy — a Lamborghini — but he only had $3 in his wallet. Source
Legendary NFL head coach Don Shula has died at 90
In this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, James Brown joins CBSN to discuss the life and legacy of long-time Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula. James also has a look at the NFL’s decision to keep their regular season schedule and why NASCAR delayed its first weekend event since the coronavirus pandemic began. Source
Governor Cuomo responds to Trump: Coronavirus is “not a blue state issue”
“It’s not just Democratic states that have an economic shortfall,” he said. “Republican states have an economic shortfall.” Source
Fauci again dismisses Wuhan lab as source of coronavirus
“If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what’s out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated,” Fauci said. Source