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Top eight CNS stories for today including the Second Circuit affirmed New York must reinstate the Democratic presidential primary election in June that it had attempted to cancel; President Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization unless it makes major improvements in the next 30 days; Germany and France agreed to bail out European businesses and regions hit hard by the pandemic, and more.

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National

1.) Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, closer to the finish line with a party-line vote of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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)

2.) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a Senate panel on Tuesday he expects federal initiatives meant to stabilize the economy during the coronavirus pandemic will be up and running by the end of the month.

In this March 3, 2020 file photo Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington. Powell is pledging to reveal the names and other details of the entities that borrow from the emergency programs the central bank has set up to offset the economic hit from the viral outbreak. In prepared testimony for a Tuesday, May 19, 2020 congressional hearing, Powell says the central bank will disclose the amounts borrowed and the interest rates it levies under its programs to provide credit for large corporations, state and local governments, and medium-sized businesses. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Regional

3.) New York must reinstate the Democratic presidential primary election in June that it had attempted to cancel, the Second Circuit affirmed Tuesday morning.

In this Aug. 2018 file photo, a woman walks a small dog near a sign at Finger Lakes Welcome Center on the banks of Lake Geneva in Geneva, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, May 11, 2020 gave the green light to several regions of the state not as severely affected by the outbreak to gradually restart their economies once the latest stay-at-home order expires Friday. The Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley and the Finger Lakes have met all seven benchmarks for opening some business activity and need to work out some logistical details by the end of the week, Cuomo said. The North Country, which includes Essex County, is close behind. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

4.) On a day of grim data from city schools, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo doubled down on his desire to see sports come back to his pandemic-ravaged state, saying they could bring an economic boost while also entertaining fans still at home.

Ridley Goodside wears a goggles and a filtration mask to protect himself from exposure to coronavirus as he reads "The Book of Why" while sitting in a circle marked on the grass for proper social distancing at Domino Park in the Williamsburg borough of Brooklyn, Monday, May 18, 2020, in New York. The small park with views of Manhattan's skyline was the site of severe overcrowding during a spate of warm weather just over a week ago. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

5.) Washington state sued two gyms for opening in violation of Governor Jay Inslee’s Covid-19 stay-at-home order.

International

6.) President Donald Trump is threatening to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization unless it makes major improvements in the next 30 days.

President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

7.) Global carbon emissions have fallen drastically as the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic but scientists warn that this silver lining may not last.

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019 file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant that produces carbon black, an ingredient in steel manufacturing, in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province. Scientists say greenhouse gas emissions must start dropping sharply as soon as possible to prevent global temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. So far, the world is on course for a 3- to 4-degree Celsius rise, with potentially dramatic consequences for many countries. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File)

8.) In what may mark a significant deepening of European integration, Germany and France agreed to bail out businesses and regions hit hard by the pandemic by setting up a $547 billion European Union-backed recovery fund to help stabilize Europe’s economy and keep the bloc from falling into dangerous discord.

People walk near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Monday, May 11, 2020. The French began leaving their homes and apartments for the first time in two months without permission slips as the country cautiously lifted its lockdown. Clothing stores, coiffures and other businesses large and small were reopening on Monday with strict precautions to keep the coronavirus at bay. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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