Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Virus surges. Work hours plateau. U.S. may be flattening the wrong curve
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery showed signs of plateauing last week as the country battled rising coronavirus case counts and an increasingly fractured government response,...
Jul 16, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine ineffective against mild COVID-19, study shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study conducted by researchers ...
Jul 16, 2020
TikTok to operate as a U.S. company, White House adviser says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House advisor said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate organizationally from its Chinese owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co, amid growing U.S. concerns...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place hold on voting by felons in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a setback to convicted felons in Florida who hope to cast votes in the Nov. 3 presidential election, leaving in place a lower court's or...
Jul 16, 2020
Explainer: U.S. Congress readies $740 billion defense bill covering far more than bullets
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Defense Authorization Act, which sets policy for the U.S. Defense Department, is one of the only major bills to reliably pass Congress and be s...
Jul 16, 2020
In Utah, a debate stirs over Estonian radioactive waste
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - In southeast Utah, nerves are frayed over a pile of radioactive material parked 5,000 miles (8,000 km) away in Estonia. Regulators are weighing weather a local uranium...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 3,483,832 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 3,483,832 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 67,404 cases from its previous count, and said that the nu...
Jul 16, 2020
Trump administration weighs U.S. travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members, source says
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familia...
Jul 16, 2020
Top House Republican threatens to cut funding to states, cities that don’t protect statues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect st...
Jul 16, 2020
New York’s Cuomo announces new restrictions on bars and restaurants after compliance issues
(Reuters) - Bars and restaurants in New York City that receive three "strikes" for failing to enforce social distancing will be forced to close, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday. In addition, ba...
Jul 16, 2020
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