Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Coronavirus infects more than 3,000 U.S. meatpacking workers: union
CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 3,000 U.S. meatpacking workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and at least 44 workers have died, the country's largest meatpacking union said on Thursday, reflecting a...
May 28, 2020
Canada’s Huawei extradition ruling could unleash more Chinese backlash
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian court ruling that could permit the extradition of a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive to the United States leaves Canada vu...
May 28, 2020
New York’s Cuomo says businesses can turn away people not wearing masks
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign an executive order on Thursday authorizing businesses to deny entry to anyone who does not wear a mask or face covering, stressing masks w...
May 28, 2020
NSA warns of ongoing Russian hacking campaign against U.S. systems
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses a special intrusion technique...
May 28, 2020
U.S. Senator Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced on Friday that he and his wife Anne have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies after experiencing flu-like symptoms in March and April. "We...
May 28, 2020
The new workplace? Central and eastern Europe may be closer than most
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - When Mario Pereira's Polish colleague, sitting not far from him in a Warsaw office, sent him an email rather than walking over to speak, the Portuguese was shocked....
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: After Trump’s attacks, Republicans are less confident in voting by mail, poll shows
By John Whitesides and Grant Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in No...
May 28, 2020
At least 200,000 New Yorkers to return to work in phase one of city’s reopening: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday outlined what the first phase of a gradual reopening will look like in the most populous U.S. city, and said he expected between 200,000 and ...
May 28, 2020
Citigroup looks to reopen NY headquarters to some staff in July: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc looks to reopen its New York headquarters to a small number of employees as soon as July, with workers returning to London offices even earlier, Chief Executive Officer Micha...
May 28, 2020
Government surveillance bill withdrawn in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is dropping consideration of legislation that would have extended U.S. surveillance tools, the chamber's number two Democrat said on Thursday, ...
May 28, 2020
