May 23, 2019 - World

U.K. government pulls planned vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal

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A planned last-ditch vote on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal won't happen during the week of June 3, the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons announced Thursday.

Why it matters: Like the vote on her deal, May's premiership is now dead in the water — and it looks increasingly likely she'll step down after today's round of European elections. She already suffered a top Cabinet resignation from Andrea Leadsom on Wednesday, the leader of the House of Commons, and faces a meeting tomorrow about her future with Graham Brady, the head of her Conservative Party's parliamentary committee.

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Driving the news: Fauci's comments come on the heels of a USA Today op-ed by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who claimed that Fauci has been "wrong about everything" related to the coronavirus that the two have interacted on. Fauci told The Atlantic: “I can’t explain Peter Navarro. He’s in a world by himself.”

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Why it matters: The 47-year-old Stitt is believed to be the first governor in the U.S. to test positive. He attended President Trump's rally in Tulsa last month, which the county's health department director said likely contributed to a surge in cases in the region.

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 11 a.m. ET: 13,357,992 — Total deaths: 579,546 — Total recoveries — 7,441,446 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 11 a.m. ET: 3,432,307 — Total deaths: 136,493 — Total recoveries: 1,049,098 — Total tested: 41,764,557 — Map.
  3. Public health: Florida's outbreak is getting worse — Testing is again overwhelmed by massive U.S. caseload.
  4. Business: UnitedHealth posts most profitable quarter in its history — Walmart will require all customers to wear masks.
  5. Politics: White House says it didn't clear Navarro op-ed that attacked Fauci.
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