Top Eight

Top eight CNS stories for today including California and several cities accused ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft of shirking state law by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors; The former head of U.S. vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus blamed his firing on the Trump administration’s fixation with an unproven antimalarial drug; The United Kingdom overtook Italy as the European country with the most Covid-19 deaths, and more.

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1.) The former head of U.S. vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus brought formal charges Tuesday that blame his firing on the Trump administration’s fixation with an unproven antimalarial drug.

This Monday, April 6, 2020, photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion Monday of an malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it’s proven safe and effective against COVID-19. Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro championed hydroxychloroquine in television interviews a day after the president publicly put his faith in the medication to lessen the toll of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher)

2.) As America gradually reopens, Wall Street is hopeful retailers can successfully navigate snags in supply chains and other problems.

Outside a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, a sign admonishes shoppers of the state law requiring face coverings to protect against the novel coronavirus. (Courthouse News photo/Nick Rummell)

3.) In a contentious and socially distanced hearing, the Senate worked Tuesday to install as the nation’s senior-most spy chief Representative John Ratcliffe, mere months after the Texas Republican staunchly opposed the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Observing physical-distancing guidelines, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee sat more than six feet apart as they heard testimony Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican whom President Donald Trump has nominated to serve as director of national intelligence. (AP pool photo)

Regional

4.) The ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft shirk state law by misclassifying their California drivers as independent contractors, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the state and several cities.

5.) New York leaders joined European doctors on Tuesday in addressing the mysterious set of symptoms that is appearing in some children who contracted the novel coronavirus.

A child plays at Liberty State Park, with the Statue of Liberty stands in the background, in Jersey City on Saturday, May 2, after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy reopened parks, which were closed for over a month because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Courthouse News photo/Nick Rummell)

6.) The Wisconsin Supreme Court quarreled Tuesday over limits to the state health chief’s authority to manage the Badger State’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Maya Banks, of Madison, Wis., expresses her opposition to decisions by the state's legislature and Supreme Court to proceed with a the state's primary election while holding a sign outside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

International

7.) The United Kingdom overtook Italy on Tuesday as the European country with the most deaths from the coronavirus pandemic following the release of new data.

A bicycle rider rides past closed shops due to the coronavirus lockdown in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Whilst a few European countries relax the COVID-19 lockdown, Britain still remains under lockdown without an exit strategy yet.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

8.) In a closely watched case involving asylum seekers, the European Court of Human Rights found Tuesday that Belgium isn’t obligated to give humanitarian visas to Syrian refugees.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. (CherryX/Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News)

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