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After months of sagging demand and wild swings in prices that at one point fell below zero, oil has now seen five straight days of gains as economies slowly reopen and traders bet on a comeback.

An ousted scientist leading a federal agency at the heart of the coronavirus response has alleged of 'cronyism'—pressure to invest in drugs, vaccines and other technologies without proper vetting or that lacked scientific merit, including hydroxychloroquine.

Strong opposition to another round of stimulus checks has emerged among the GOP. Sen. Lindsey Graham: “The real stimulus that’s going to change the trajectory that we're on is going to be the economy, not government checks.”

How Facebook’s Messenger kids app turned its fate around during nationwide quarantine. Says one parent: “I think it’s important right now to embrace the things that give you joy, and if this gives him a sliver of joy in his day, why not?”

Barack and Michelle Obama will deliver virtual commencement speeches for students, most of whom will miss out on in-person graduation ceremonies this year. The Obamas will join Dear Class of 2020 along with Lady Gaga, BTS and Malala Yousafzai.

South Korea kicked off its 2020 baseball season as the country gradually reopens, offering a preview of what professional sports games may look like as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.

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America’s stadiums may be silent, but its fans aren’t, and the Cheeseheads of Green Bay are once again proving that they are the loudest of them all. The Lambeau loyalists once again top our annual ranking of the best sports fans in America—as they have every year since we started in 2014.

Measuring passion is a tricky thing. Crazy certainly helps, but Pope hats, gold and black death paint, and gladiator get-ups aren’t the reason that New Orleans Saints fans rank third in the nation. Six championships and some 66K average game attendance, however, may be one reason why the New England Patriots are No. 2.

“The beauty of our ranking of sport’s best fans is that it takes all feelings out of the equation and instead looks objectively at fan consumption metrics, like TV ratings, best-selling merchandise, social media following,” says veteran sports reporter Christina Settimi. “Winning also helps teams on the list, though none of the four leagues reigning champions make the list.” 

We evaluated every one of America’s 130 professional teams in the four major sports (baseball, hockey, football and basketball). But football is really America’s sport. Six of our top 10 fan bases are in the NFL.

The full list and complete methodology is available here.

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