Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Experts seek to calm worries of mother-to-baby COVID transmission
LONDON (Reuters) - Cases of transmission of COVID-19 from pregnant mothers to their babies are rare and should not spark undue concern, experts said on Tuesday after a case study was published suggest...
Jul 14, 2020
Citigroup quarterly profit tumbles 73% as loan loss provisions surge
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc reported a nearly 73% plunge in quarterly profit on Tuesday as the bank set aside $5.6 billion to brace itself for a potential surge in loan defaults stemming from the corona...
Jul 14, 2020
15 U.S. states to jointly work to advance electric heavy-duty trucks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday unveiled a joint memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting the market for electric medi...
Jul 14, 2020
‘They needed people’: Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Luiz Augusto Rizzo, 29, is no specialist in infectious diseases, but he is part of perhaps the most important scientific endeavor in the world today: the hunt fo...
Jul 14, 2020
Special Report: The quest to stop a ‘Sugar Daddy’ judge accused of preying on women
By John Shiffman and Michael Berens EUREKA SPRINGS, Arkansas (Reuters) - She was 30 years old, jobless and facing a custody fight for two young children. To keep her kids, she needed a lawyer - someon...
Jul 14, 2020
Wells Fargo swings to loss on higher provisions to cover soured loans
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co swung to a loss in the second quarter after setting aside $9.5 billion to cover potential loan losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Tuesday. The lender...
Jul 14, 2020
The Race Gap: How U.S. systemic racism plays out in Black lives
By Travis Hartman, Samuel Hart, Jonnelle Marte and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Inequality between white and Black Americans persists in almost every aspect of society and the economy. Such disadvanta...
Jul 14, 2020
Where COVID-19 is spreading fastest in the United States
By Chris Canipe and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The United States reported over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for the week ended July 12, up 21% from the previous seven days, and deaths linked to the respi...
Jul 14, 2020
Delta CEO says air travel ‘at a stall’ amid resurgent virus, recovery over two years away
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines warned on Tuesday it will be more than two years before the industry sees a sustainable recovery from the "staggering" impact of the coronavirus p...
Jul 14, 2020
Long legal battle by Jeffrey Epstein victims could sink Maxwell’s defense
By Tom Hals and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Women who say they were victims of Jeffrey Epstein have spent 12 years trying to undo an unusual plea deal that spared the deceased financier from federal pr...
Jul 14, 2020
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