Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Dozens of Florida hospitals at full ICU capacity: state data report
By Maria Caspani and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - More than four dozen hospitals in Florida on Tuesday reported that their intensive care units have reached capacity as COVID-19 cases continue to surg...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. says ‘deeply concerned’ by Beijing’s detention of Chinese law professor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday said it was 'deeply concerned' about China's detention of law professor Xu Zhangrun, a law professor who has been an outspoken critic of China's rul...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump administration to encourage schools to safely reopen amid coronavirus surge
By Alexandra Alper and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is pushing for schools to reopen in the fall and is hosting White House events on the topic on Tuesday, despite a stea...
Jul 07, 2020
Biden previews manufacturing plan to counter ‘America First’ president
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China, taking aim at his rival's pr...
Jul 07, 2020
South Carolina Democrat aiming to unseat Lindsey Graham raises $13.9 million in quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The South Carolina Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham nearly doubled his fundraising this spring, his campaign said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of th...
Jul 07, 2020
WHO acknowledges ’emerging evidence’ of airborne spread of COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged "emerging evidence" of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to updat...
Jul 07, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he said in a television interview on Tuesday. (Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Brad Haynes)
Jul 07, 2020
Almost half of nearly 5,000 FBI counter-intelligence cases related to China, FBI chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost half of nearly 5,000 active FBI counter-intelligence cases now underway are related to China, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday. "We've now reached a point wh...
Jul 07, 2020
Three more states added to New York governor’s quarantine order
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday ordered people arriving from an additional three states to quarantine for 14 days amid the coronavirus pandemic. The three additional sta...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. hiring races to record high in May, layoffs abate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. hiring surged to a record high in May and layoffs declined as businesses reopened, but the signs of improvement in the labor market have been overshadowed by a resurgence i...
Jul 07, 2020
