Coronavirus: Senate reconvenes; California counties defy stay-at-home order; Pence regrets not wearing mask

The U.S. Senate reconvenes Monday, its members donning masks and promising to practice social distancing, while across the nation many states slowly reopen their economies.California isn't one of those states — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he would make an announcement this week on plans to ease coronavirus restrictions — but two more counties in the northern part of the state aren't waiting for the green light and plan to reopen Monday with some restrictions.

Here are the most important developments from Sunday:

President Donald Trump predicted that 80,000 to 90,000 Americans could eventually die from the virus, which has killed more than 67,000 in the U.S. so far.
The Department of Homeland Security released a report that says Chinese leaders hid the severity of the coronavirus pandemic to hoard personal protective equipment.
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said it was "devastatingly worrisome'' to watch anti-lockdown protesters fail to practice social distancing at demonstrations.

Good news: Amid a pandemic, teachers are finally getting the respect they deserve. "How most teachers are being viewed right now is right up there with health care workers," said Ruth Faden, a professor of biomedical ethics at Johns Hopkins University. Here are a few of their stories.

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NIGERIA POLITICS --- Police arrest three people for insulting President Buhari on social media

- Three people have been arrested by the police for allegedly insulting President Buhari and the Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari - The Katsina police command disclosed that the suspects were arrested for making a viral video on social where they insulted the president the state governor - The police said the offenders violated the provisions of the cyber-crime act and will be made to face the wrath of the law Three people were arrested by the Katsina state police command on Thursday, April 30, for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governor, Aminu Masari. The Katsina police command disclosed that the suspects were arrested for making a viral video on social where they insulted the president, the state governor, Daily Trust reports. The spokesman of the state police command, SP Gambo Isah, said the state commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba, ordered for investigation after the video surfaced which led to the arrest of the suspects. ...

Atiku sends powerful message to Buhari over Nigeria's economy

- Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has urged the federal government to diversify Nigeria's economy - Atiku made the plea on Thursday, April 30, amid the falling price of fuel - The ex-VP noted that reliance on oil was failing all mono-product economy and crude oil exporters Atiku Abubakar, a Nigeria's former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 general election, has called on the federal government to diversify the country’s economy. EMAGE reports that Atiku in a statement posted on his Twitter page on Thursday, April 30, stressed that reliance on oil was failing all mono-product economy, crude oil exporters. Atiku, in a statement titled: How to pull Nigeria from the brink, said Nigeria and her contemporaries had to “cure their addiction to sweet crude'' “For far too long we have grown high on our own supply, to the extent that we have neglected almost every other sector of our economy. This present...

APC replies Atiku: You’re part of Obasanjo’s short-sighted govt

The All Progressives Congress has welcomed opinions expressed by former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, suggesting measures to be adopted by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.) to diversify Nigeria’s economy. It, however, accused the President Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration in which Atiku served as vice-president for eight years, of failing to put into practice what Atiku was preaching. This was contained in a statement signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja, on Saturday. The party said it appreciated Atiku’s decision to key into Buhari regime’s policy direction in terms of diversifying the economy. But it said it was a bit surprised that he failed to acknowledge the regime’s bold efforts in this direction over the past five years. Atiku had in a position paper titled, “How to pull Nigeria from the brink,” faulted some of the economic policies of the Buhari-led regime, describing the decisio...

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