British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is satisfied with the explanation provided by his senior adviser Dominic Cummings for a trip he made during the coronavirus lockdown, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

Memorial Day ceremonies were held across the country, but the pandemic forced visitors to stay home. Also, President Trump is threatening to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

Here's the latest for Tuesday May 26th: California releases guidelines to reopen houses of worship; Trump threatens to pull GOP convention out of Charlotte; Crowds gather during Memorial Day weekend; Biden makes Memorial Day public appearance.       

After a 7000% increase in the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 symptoms in France and a recent Lancet study claiming the drug doesn’t work, the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP) has recommended that it not be prescribed except in clinical trials.

When issues about the long-term health of Social Security are raised, the common refrain from many is that the government won’t let this happen... But what could these solutions look like?

In mid-March, Brazil took what seemed to be a forceful early strike against the coronavirus pandemic.

Police are searching for a 23-year-old college senior they believe is responsible for killing two people in a series of crimes over the weekend. He was last seen Sunday in Pennsylvania. Errol Barnett has more on the manhunt and the victims.

SpaceX's Rocket 9 will fly two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station this week, marking a new era in space travel. Mark Strassmann reports from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has failed in its attempts to launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean as the space race for the small satellite market hots up.

Futures Soar Above 3,000, Dollar Tumbles On Vaccine Hopes, Reopening Optimism Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2020 - 08:04 S&P futures continued their Memorial Day surge, rising 2% and breached the key 3,000 level on Tuesday morning as global easing of lockdowns, hope over new vaccines and business restarts boosted optimism about ...

Malaysia reported 187 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with illegal migrants held at a detention centre accounting for most of them, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,604.

Latam Airlines sought U.S. bankruptcy protection Tuesday as it grapples with a sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

The presumptive Democratic nominee made a public appearance for the first time since mid-March, cutting a contrast with President Trump, who did not wear a mask at two Memorial Day events.

Authorities warned people heading to beaches, parks or barbecues over the holiday weekend to heed social-distancing rules to avoid a COVID-19 resurgence. Officials admit, enforcing those rules isn't easy. (May 26)       

Attorneys for Arbery's family said they were confident the "DOJ would do their part to fully investigate all players involved in this murder."

Germany threw Lufthansa a 9 billion euro ($9.8 billion) lifeline on Monday, agreeing a bailout which gives Berlin a veto in the event of a hostile bid for the airline.

The government in Afghanistan said Tuesday it will release 900 more Taliban prisoners as part of a cease-fire agreement with the militant group.

The biggest question for the summer: To Visit or Not To Visit Europe? These Great Long Beaches will be open.

Merck said the vaccine candidate would use the platform that's the basis for its Ebola Zaire virus vaccine.

Hong Kong-born businessman transformed little-known Portuguese colony into a global high-stakes gambling destination

Amid lingering pandemic concerns, Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity is capping access at 50 people at a time and requires that they be free of fever and wear protective masks

The New York Stock Exchange will partially reopen the trading floors at its iconic 11 Wall Street building on Tuesday for the first time since March 20 when the bourse was forced to go all-electronic due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus has ground the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and Donald Trump to a near halt.

A video of a white woman calling the cops on a black man because he asked her to leash her dog in Central Park Monday is drawing outrage on social media.

Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyForget barbecues. Donald Trump hacked, putted, and tweeted his way through most of the Memorial Day weekend, before finding time on Monday to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and to visit (over the mayor of Baltimore’s objections) Fort McHenry. I’m more concerned about the tweeting than the golfing, though sometimes Trump even ...

"There is no place for hate in Kentucky," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

Officials in Saudi Arabia said Tuesday they will relax coronavirus-related curfews and other restrictions for most of the country this week and they will be fully lifted nationwide next month.

Microsoft has issued a Windows 10 update warning as an update already released to millions of users, continues to go from bad to worse...

The St. Louis County Public Health Department urged anyone who did not socially distance at the Lake of the Ozarks to self-quarantine.

Miraflores Palace/Handout via ReutersThe Iranian oil tanker Fortune slipped into Venezuelan waters in the pre-dawn dark of Monday morning, the first of five tankers from the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) bringing vitally needed gasoline to a regime the Trump administration has, for years, tried and failed to bring down. Four days before the Fortune arrived in ...

Emergency crews on Monday rescued 20 hikers who had been trapped on a popular southwest Virginia trail after heavy rains caused flash flooding, according to a fire official.

Washington may celebrate a win in its tug-of-war with Beijing after the Israeli government awarded a huge contract, to build a massive facility for making saltwater drinkable, to a local company rather than to a Chinese bidder. Read Full Article at RT.com

Country singer Morgan Wallen issued an apology on Twitter after he was arrested on Saturday and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer said that he was unaware of the fact that he was slated to be sacked.

The Google or Samsung phone you were expecting to buy later this year is rapidly changing.

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An Mi-8 helicopter made a crash landing at Anadyr Airport in Russia's Far East. As a result, all four crew members lost their lives. According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred due to a technical malfunction.

Estonian ride-sharing company Bolt has raised €100 million in a new funding round that it hopes will see the company through the challenging times ahead.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by growing confidence that producers are following through on commitments to cut crude supplies while fuel demand picks up with more cars back on the road as coronavirus lockdowns ease.

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Uber Technologies Inc will cut around 600 jobs in India as part of its plans to cut 23% of its global workforce, as the company navigates a lockdown that has brought businesses in the country to a grinding halt.

Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee was questioned on Tuesday by prosecutors about a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud that they said may have helped him advance his succession-planning agenda at the country's top conglomerate.

The New York Governor's statements on Monday about coronavirus projections raised eyebrows, and revealed something particular about his leadership style.

The World Health Organization on Monday warned there could be an "immediate second peak" of the coronavirus before there is a second wave amid a rash of countries and regions lifting lockdown restrictions.

Americans celebrate Memorial Day amid coronavirus pandemic; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on honoring fallen heroes for Memorial Day

The basketball Hall of Fame member revealed Friday that he had become infected, NBC News reports.

Business Insider Intelligence identifies the most meaningful AI applications across banks' front and middle offices.

President Donald Trump began Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. (May 25)        

The former staffer previously claimed she was sexually assaulted by the former vice president during an encounter 27 years ago, which Biden has denied.

Coronavirus-related shutdowns have cost Arizona’s nonprofits more than $800,000 worth of volunteer hours, and counting, according to a survey by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits.

Santiago Baten-Oxlag, an immigrant in custody of the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency, died from COVID-19 on Sunday.