Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
In a pandemic year, Mexico’s Day of the Dead will be more subdued
By Josue Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Marigolds, known in Mexico as "the flower of the dead" for a scent believed be strong and sweet enough to attract souls and draw them back, are generally all ...
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 217,918 total deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 8,028,332 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 70,078 from its previous count, and said the number of...
Oct 17, 2020
Europe crosses 150,000 daily coronavirus cases mark, a week after reporting 100,000 daily cases
By Anurag Maan (Reuters) - Europe surpassed 150,000 daily coronavirus cases on Friday just a week after reporting 100,000 cases for the first time, according to Reuters tally, with countries such as F...
Oct 17, 2020
Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked a longtime congressional critic who warned this week that his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and author...
Oct 17, 2020
Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb...
Oct 17, 2020
Movie theaters outside New York City to reopen at 25% capacity, Cuomo says
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie theaters outside of New York City will be allowed to reopen on Oct. 23 after a months-long hiatus spurred by the coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Oct 17, 2020
French police face worst nightmare: an attacker they never saw coming
By Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - The teenager identified by prosecutors as Abdoulakh A. lived with his family and had never appeared on the radar of French intelligence agencies. But he propelled hims...
Oct 17, 2020
Frozen food package polluted by living coronavirus could cause infection, China’s CDC says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's disease control authority said on Saturday that contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection. The conclusion came as the ...
Oct 17, 2020
British artist Banksy claims hula-hooping girl street art
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham, central England, depicting a young girl using a...
Oct 17, 2020
Biden edges Trump in TV ratings for dueling town halls
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden won a TV ratings battle with President Donald Trump as the two held competing town halls with voters just weeks ahead of the No...
Oct 17, 2020
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