Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen’s attitude justified return to prison, prosecutors say
By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, was sent back to prison from home confinement this month because he was "a...
Jul 22, 2020
California surpasses New York as worst-hit state in coronavirus cases
By Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - California on Wednesday overtook New York, the original epicenter of the nation's outbreak, as the worst-hit state for cases of COVID-19, according to a...
Jul 22, 2020
Frozen U.S. pork supplies fell by 25% after virus hit meat plants, USDA says
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - America's frozen pork inventories were down 25% from a year earlier at the end of June, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, after outbreaks of the co...
Jul 22, 2020
Tesla quarterly revenue beats estimates
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc on Wednesday beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter revenue, helped by better-than-expected vehicle deliveries despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Revenue ...
Jul 22, 2020
Trump announces surge of federal agents into Chicago, Albuquerque to combat crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement agents will be dispatched to cities facing challenges with violent crime, including Chicago, Illinois ...
Jul 22, 2020
Moms vs Feds: Mothers across United States to stand up to U.S. agents at protests
By Deborah Bloom PORTLAND (Reuters) - Wearing bike helmets and yellow T-shirts, America's mothers are confronting federal agents in combat gear to protect anti-racism protesters in Portland and, soon,...
Jul 22, 2020
PPP small business aid saved 2.3 million jobs, study estimates
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The Paycheck Protection Program, a stimulus effort intended to serve as a lifeline for the nation's smallest employers, helped to save about 2.3 million jobs through the ...
Jul 22, 2020
Over half of U.S. companies plan virus contact tracing for employees: survey
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. companies surveyed by benefits company Mercer are starting COVID-19 contact tracing programs in their workplace with employees venturing b...
Jul 22, 2020
Court documents reveal secretive federal unit deployed for ‘Operation Diligent Valor’ in Oregon
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deployed more than 100 federal agents to Portland, Oregon, on a mission named "Operation Diligent Valor" to patrol governme...
Jul 22, 2020
JPMorgan banked millions for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's private bank managed at least $10 million for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing two people fa...
Jul 22, 2020
