Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. colleges scramble after new Trump order on foreign students
By Mimi Dwyer, Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemi...
Jul 07, 2020
Cars, a cocktail and a celebrity: South Koreans succumb to Tesla fever
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - From an eponymous cocktail to eager buyers following the shipping routes of long-awaited cars, Tesla Inc is having a moment in South Korea, particularly among tech-sav...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases hit 3 million, stoking fears of overwhelmed hospitals
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States pushed past 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, roughly equal to the population of Nevada, st...
Jul 07, 2020
Five states, Washington, D.C. sue Education Department, say coronavirus relief deprived low-income schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying Education Secretary Betsy DeVos "unlawfully and erroneously" earmarked coronavirus relief funds...
Jul 07, 2020
Texas reports more COVID-19 cases in single day than any EU country as cases rise by 10,000
(Reuters) - Texas shattered records on Tuesday when it reported over 10,000 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase in the state since the pandemic started, according to the state health d...
Jul 07, 2020
Disney says it will go ahead with Walt Disney World reopening on Saturday
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co will stick to its plans to reopen its Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Florida, to a limited number of guests on Saturday, the company said in a statement on Tuesda...
Jul 07, 2020
China could have done more to aid world’s COVID-19 response, top U.S. health official says
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus task force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said that the United States and other countries could have had a stronger initial response to COVID-19 i...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump says he will pressure governors to open schools in the fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would pressure state governors to open schools in the fall, despite a steady increase in coronavirus cases across the country. Spe...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump paid proxy to take college entrance exam for him, niece’s book says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump paid a proxy to take a standardized college entrance exam for him when he was a high school student, his niece writes in a tell-all book scheduled to be p...
Jul 07, 2020
Fed policymakers see economy plateauing, risks ahead
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy faces stiff headwinds in staging a strong recovery as a surge in coronavirus cases without a vaccine in sight and few treatment options will likely limit consumer spending...
Jul 07, 2020
