Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. signs agreement with AstraZeneca to develop COVID-19 antibody treatment
(Reuters) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday signed an agreement with AstraZeneca Plc for development and supply of the company's COVID-19 antibody treatment, a cocktail of two m...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump will speak at a White House event on Saturday: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, who is infected with the coronavirus, will speak at an in-person event at the White House on Saturday, CNN said on Friday, citing unnamed White House off...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump complains of delays in results of probe into origins of Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday it was a "disgrace" that a Justice Department review of the origins of the Russia investigation that consumed two years of his presidency w...
Oct 09, 2020
Ex-police officer on bail in George Floyd case allowed to leave Minnesota
(Reuters) - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, will be allowed to leave the state of Minnesota while awaiting trial under bail conditions amended...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump says he wants to see bigger COVID-19 aid deal than Democrats, Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering, after previously calling...
Oct 09, 2020
Timeline: History of Trump’s COVID-19 illness
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump revealed on Friday, Oct. 2 that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. The following is a timeline of his infection and treatment: Sept. 26: Trump host...
Oct 09, 2020
What we know – and don’t know – about Trump’s COVID-19 illness
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump revealed early on Oct. 2 that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but several questions about the course of his illness remain u...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 212,111 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 7,583,200 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 54,887 cases from its previous count, and said the numbe...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump says he is pushing to get Regeneron’s COVID-19 treatment approved quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is working to get coronavirus antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and o...
Oct 09, 2020
White House preparing $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief offer: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is preparing a COVID-19 relief package of $1.8 trillion to offer lawmakers as negotiations resume on helping blunt economic pain caused by the deadly coronavirus...
Oct 09, 2020
