News O'Clock: America Is Done Buying Stuff & Celebrity ASMR Is Helping Us Cope

The CDC is counting the number of coronavirus tests being performed wrong. Full House’s Aunt Becky has pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal. Plus, we talk about the death of Americans’ drive to shop during the pandemic.

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The date... May 21! The time... News O'Clock!

The CDC is absolutely counting the number of coronavirus tests being performed wrong. (Spoiler alert: That is a very, very bad thing!)

Full House’s Aunt Becky has pleaded guilty to bribing USC in the college admissions scandal.

Plus, we talk with BuzzFeed News’ Anne Helen Petersen about the death of Americans’ drive to shop during the coronavirus pandemic.

Finally, we run down a list of celebrity ASMR videos that are helping us cope during These Times.

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