Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pandemic-proofing: Insurance may never be the same again
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Insurers are creating products for a world where virus outbreaks could become the new normal after many businesses were left out in the cold during the COVID-19 cris...
Jul 10, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest seven over stabbing of officer on July 1
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Friday they have arrested seven people for "assisting" a suspect in the stabbing of a police officer during a protest against a new national security law...
Jul 09, 2020
Trump says he expects to wear a mask when he visits military hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public, said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits U.S. troops at the Walt...
Jul 09, 2020
FBI investigates reported July 4 lynching attempt in Indiana
By Steve Gorman and Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating a hate-crime report lodged by a Black civil rights activist in Indiana who said he was assaulted by several white men threatenin...
Jul 09, 2020
Fresh Express issues a precautionary recall of products
ATLANTA, GA (KELO.com) -- Fresh Express, out of an abundance of caution, has issued a voluntary recall of branded and private label salad products produced at its Streamwood, IL facility that contain ...
Jul 09, 2020
Australia’s national cabinet meets to consider slowing number of citizens allowed to return
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's national cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss slowing the number of citizens allowed to return to the country from overseas, as authorities grapple with a COVID-19 out...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 55,000 for third day in a row
(Reuters) - The United States reported more than 56,300 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the third day in a row infections have risen by at least 55,000, according to a Reuters tally. With California, ...
Jul 09, 2020
Asian shares set to slip as coronavirus concerns weigh
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to open mostly lower on Friday as record-breaking new coronavirus cases and deaths in several U.S. states stoked concerns that new lockdowns ...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. State Department OKs possible $23 billion sale of F-35s to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had approved the possible sale of 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to Japan at an estimated cost of $23 billion. The Japanese ...
Jul 09, 2020
Pharmacy execs tied to deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak lose appeals
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for prosecutors to seek higher prison sentences for a founder and supervisory pharmacist of a Massachusetts compo...
Jul 09, 2020
