Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Snap removes Trump account from curated promotional section
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump's account in Snapchat's Discover section, saying his inflammatory comments last week made t...
Jun 03, 2020
Sharp decline in emergency visits seen in early days of coronavirus pandemic: U.S. study
(Reuters) - Emergency department visits fell 42% across the United States during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the same period last year, according to a study by the U.S. Cent...
Jun 03, 2020
Trump Administration selects five coronavirus vaccine candidates as finalists: NYT
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has selected five companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing senior officia...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. indicts four chicken executives, alleges price fixing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal authorities have indicted four officials from two chicken companies for allegedly fixing prices and rigging bids for broiler chickens across the United States, the U.S. ...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil ...
Jun 03, 2020
Heads of U.S. automakers, other Michigan companies condemn racism, injustice
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Top executives of the Detroit Three automakers and other major Michigan employers on Wednesday condemned racism and injustice in the United States following the deat...
Jun 03, 2020
Exclusive: Former police officer accused of killing George Floyd gets new lawyer
By Tom Hals and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - The former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd is being represented by a new lawyer in the racially charged case that has sparked prot...
Jun 03, 2020
Gilead’s remdesivir could see $7 billion in annual sales on stockpiling boost: analyst
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc's potential COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, could bring in more than $7 billion in annual sales by 2022, spurred by governments stockpiling the drug to...
Jun 03, 2020
Walmart removes firearms, ammunition from floor display as protests rage in U.S
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it shifted firearms and ammunition out of sales floors of some U.S. stores amid nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of pol...
Jun 03, 2020
‘Here in New York we actually read the bible’, says Cuomo in jab at Trump
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday took a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial walk two days ago when protesters were cleared before he walked to a church across t...
Jun 03, 2020
