Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
All 3 Detroit automakers had workers test positive for COVID-19 since plants reopened
DETROIT (Reuters) - In the week since U.S. auto factories reopened after coronavirus lockdowns, workers at all three Detroit automakers have tested positive for COVID-19 but only Ford Motor Co has tem...
May 27, 2020
Sister of Minneapolis black man who died after arrest calls for justice
(Reuters) - The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called for justice on Wednesday, saying the firing o...
May 27, 2020
Boeing laying off 6,700 U.S. workers with thousands more planned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said Wednesday it will notify 6,770 U.S. workers they are being laid off with "several thousand remaining layoffs" planned in the next few months, chief executive Dave...
May 27, 2020
Disney proposes partial reopening of Walt Disney World on July 11
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co aims to begin reopening its Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Florida on July 11, a company executive said on Wednesday. Disney needs approval from the county task f...
May 27, 2020
Bertha makes landfall along South Carolina coast: NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Bertha has made landfall along the South Carolina coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. Bertha, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles (80 ...
May 27, 2020
‘Mothership’ office on horizon but don’t write off London: Canary Wharf
By Matt Gooderick and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis is accelerating a move to a new type of office which will be more of a "mothership" model with people working from mul...
May 27, 2020
NHC says 70% chance of cyclone near South Carolina coast
(Reuters) - An area of disturbed weather located off the South Carolina coast has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. "...
May 27, 2020
Cuomo to press Trump on reviving U.S. economy with roads, bridges in White House meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will press President Donald Trump to invest in the nation's roads, bridges and rails during a White House meeting on Wednesday as U.S. states begi...
May 27, 2020
Trump threatens to regulate or shut down social media companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his ...
May 27, 2020
Wanted in Hollywood: COVID-19 consultants to help keep sets safe
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Along with hair stylists, camera operators and the hundreds of others who make magic happen for TV and film, Hollywood is counting on a new supporting member f...
May 27, 2020
