Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Justice Department: officials in Louisiana prison botched handling of COVID-19 pandemic
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Bureau of Prison (BOP) officials made numerous mistakes early during the pandemic, hobbling their ability to control the spread of COVID-19 at a federa...
Nov 17, 2020
McConnell open to $500 billion for coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he is open to a $500 billion package aimed at alleviating economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic, but the Republ...
Nov 17, 2020
Bitcoin hits nearly three-year peak, homes in on record
By Tom Wilson and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin on Tuesday soared to its highest level since December 2017 as the asset's perceived quality as a hedge against inflation ...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump cuts troop levels in Afghanistan but stops short of full withdrawal
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 before he leaves office, the Pentagon anno...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. travel spending will plunge in 2020, not fully recover until 2024: travel group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. travel group said on Tuesday that travel spending is expected to fall by more than $500 billion in 2020 and is not expected to recover to pre-coronavirus levels until 202...
Nov 17, 2020
New York City holds off school closure as U.S. braces for virus-stricken winter
By Gabriella Borter and Anurag Maan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City schools were set to remain open for at least another day despite a rising COVID-19 case count, the mayor said on Tuesday, as surg...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. congressman Cedric Richmond brings practical streak to Biden White House
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana brings a decade of experience in the House of Representatives, including some outreach to Republicans, to Presi...
Nov 17, 2020
Quest Diagnostics reports rise in turnaround time on COVID-19 testing demand surge
(Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Tuesday the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases has led to a slight increase in turnaround time for its COVID-19 testing. Testing orders increased by about ...
Nov 17, 2020
FDA to make emergency use authorization data public for COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would make public reviews of all data and information regarding the emergency use authorization (EUA) granted to COVID-19 drugs and...
Nov 17, 2020
Canada housing squeeze: Buyers moving up ‘handcuffed’ by hard-to-sell condos
By Nichola Saminather and Julie Gordon TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Eager to move his young family into a house with a backyard amid the pandemic, Dale-Paul Jordan listed his Toronto condo for sale last...
Nov 17, 2020
