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A baby endangered pygmy hippopotamus is getting used to his surroundings at the San Diego Zoo. (May 15)

F-16s of the US Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team conducted flyovers across Southern California Friday in salute of healthcare workers and other frontline personnel in the fight against COVID-19. (May 15)
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NJ beaches partially reopen to public

Here are the top stories for Friday, May 15th: Trump pushes quick timeline for COVID-19 vaccine; Cuomo relaxing restrictions in some parts on NY; Texas A.G. seeks ruling against mail-in voting; U.S. Navy hospital ship departs Los Angeles.
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Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy. (May 14)

Crowds of demonstrators gathered in front of Pennsylvania’s state capitol on Friday to protest stay at home orders. (May 15)

Ivanka Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue toured a food service business in Maryland, where they touted a new $3 billion federal food purchase and distribution program. (May 15)

The Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam performed a flyover across the Hawaiian Islands in honor of healthcare workers on Thursday. (May 15)

Cedars-Sinai, a non-profit hospital in Los Angeles, is teaming up with Space Tango of Lexington, Kentucky to send induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCS) to the International Space Station. (May 15)

Highlights of this day in history: Alabama Gov. George Wallace shot on presidential campaign trail; Newly-founded Israel attacked by Arab neighbors; The U.S. Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil.; Country singer June Carter Cash dies. (May 15)
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