Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Tracing apps may stem COVID-19 spread even when only a few use them: study
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them, a study published on Thursday by researchers at Googl...
Sep 03, 2020
Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objection...
Sep 03, 2020
J&J’s coronavirus vaccine candidate prevents severe disease in hamsters
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday its experimental coronavirus vaccine prevented hamsters from getting severely ill, as the drugmaker seeks to begin large, late-stage studies in humans la...
Sep 03, 2020
Jeep rolls out Wagoneer SUVs in challenge to GM and Ford
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Thursday unveiled its new family of Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer sport utility vehicles, and the head of the Jeep brand told Reu...
Sep 03, 2020
Trump’s threat to cut cities’ funding ‘unconstitutional,’ mayors say
By Andrea Shalal, Sarah N. Lynch and Tim Ahmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mayors of major U.S. cities on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump's threat to cut federal funding to cities facing ongoing p...
Sep 03, 2020
White House says it does not expect a government shutdown at months’ end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, when current spending bills expire...
Sep 03, 2020
New York pushes ahead with more reopenings as COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest
By Maria Caspani and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced more reopenings in New York state as new coronavirus infections remained low in what was once the...
Sep 03, 2020
White House: no one pressuring FDA to approve coronavirus vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus dise...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 185,092 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,009 to 185,092 and reported 6,087,403 cases, an in...
Sep 03, 2020
Judges skeptical toward Trump plan to exclude many immigrants from representation
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trump's recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from repre...
Sep 03, 2020
