Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump warns governors: let places of worship open this weekend
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged state governors to allow the reopening this weekend in the United States of places of worship which have been closed du...
May 22, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an e...
May 22, 2020
New York obtains student loan debt relief fraud settlements
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general said on Friday she has settled a lawsuit against three companies accused of tricking struggling borrowers into paying more than $1,...
May 22, 2020
Exclusive: Russian ventilators reached U.S. states without FDA oversight
By Marisa Taylor and Gleb Stolyarov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-made ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the...
May 22, 2020
Smartphone data shows America’s cautious comeback
By Reade Levinson (Reuters) - Data from millions of mobile phones shows varying behavior across the United States in May as people responded to the loosening of stay-at-home orders, a Reuters analysis...
May 22, 2020
Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78
(Reuters) - Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, who coached the Utah Jazz for 23 seasons and led them to two NBA finals, died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson's disease, his former team...
May 22, 2020
How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
By Abhirup Roy and Euan Rocha PUNE (Reuters) - If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there's a good chance it will pass through the doors of Serum Institute of India. Serum Institu...
May 22, 2020
Two regions close to New York City almost ready to reopen, says Cuomo
(Reuters) - The two regions closest to New York City could start the process of reopening their economies next week if deaths from the novel coronavirus continue to decline and a tracing program is up...
May 22, 2020
Unemployment rose in all 50 U.S. states in April: Labor Department’s BLS
(Reuters) - Unemployment rates rose and total employment fell in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in April as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close acro...
May 22, 2020
Exclusive: Pentagon halts rare earths funding for Lynas, MP Materials – document, sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has reversed its decision to fund two projects to process rare earth minerals for military weapons, one of which has controversial ties to China, acc...
May 22, 2020
