Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump’s church visit, response to unarmed black man’s death frustrate some advisers
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's bellicose response to the racial unrest engulfing the United States and his controversial visit to a church after the forced clearing of p...
Jun 03, 2020
Even with 10-day waiting period, suicide by gun risk surges after purchase
By Gene Emery (Reuters) - The risk of suicide by firearm jumps 100-fold during the first month after purchasing a handgun, even if the buyer is subject to a 10-day waiting period, according to results...
Jun 03, 2020
Dutch coronavirus study: children are not big spreaders
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A study by the Netherlands' National Institute for Health (RIVM) published on Wednesday concluded that children under the age of 12 play little role in transmitting the new coron...
Jun 03, 2020
Trump emerged without side effects from two-week course of malaria drug, doctor says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump had no side effects from a two-week course of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that can cause heart problems that he used as a preventive measure a...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. prosecutor says UAW takeover remains option after ex-president’s guilty plea
DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. attorney leading the investigation of corruption within the United Auto Workers (UAW) told Reuters on Wednesday following the guilty plea by the union's former president t...
Jun 03, 2020
Malaria drug touted by Trump ineffective to prevent COVID-19 in high profile study
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was shown to be ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavir...
Jun 03, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. to designate additional Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expected to designate at least two additional Chinese media outlets as foreign missions as soon as Thursday, increasing restrictions on their operations, tw...
Jun 03, 2020
‘We got to act’: Minnesota ex-felon finds purpose at George Floyd memorial
By Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Alfonzo Williams waved his massive forearms and urged onlookers to clear the way for the procession of clergy members marching toward the site in his Minneap...
Jun 03, 2020
Outpouring of rage over George Floyd killing tests limits of U.S. police tactics
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Responses by law enforcement authorities in the U.S. capital and in Flint, Michigan, to protests over the police killing of George ...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 1,827,425 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,827,425 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 24,955 cases from its previous count, and said the number...
Jun 03, 2020
