Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: United Airlines only needs 3,000 of 25,000 flight attendants in June – sources
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc has told staff that it only has work for about 3,000 of its about 25,000 flight attendants in June, sources said, and warned of job losses if...
May 15, 2020
U.S.-China trade deal not falling apart: White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-China trade deal reached in January is absolutely not falling apart and the two countries are still working on trade, White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday. K...
May 15, 2020
U.S. states reopen in a patchwork underscoring political differences
By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less populated areas of New York, Virginia and Maryland took their first steps towards lifting lockdowns on Friday, part of a patchwork approach...
May 15, 2020
Factbox: Trump-Biden healthcare showdown in the spotlight amid pandemic
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Healthcare was already a top concern among U.S. voters even before the coronavirus pandemic killed tens of thousands of Americans and eliminated millions of jobs. The crisis i...
May 15, 2020
Take Five: ZIRP to NIRP, a jump policymakers must consider
(Reuters) - 1/SUB-ZERO Love them or loathe them, negative interest rates are back in the spotlight as ammunition-depleted central banks debate the pros and cons of going down the unorthodox route alre...
May 15, 2020
U.S. to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue: health secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus with the goal of having one or more v...
May 15, 2020
Taiwan’s TSMC keeps eye on China with $12 billion U.S. plant
By Josh Horwitz and Yimou Lee SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - In a race to position itself in the latest trade battle between the United States and China, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd made it...
May 15, 2020
Arrest warrants issued for NFL players over armed robbery allegations
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Arrest warrants have been issued for National Football League (NFL) players Quinton Dunbar and Deandre Baker in Miramar, Florida, after they were accused of being involve...
May 15, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes near Tonopah, Nevada: USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck 57 km west-northwest of Tonopah in Nevada on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 7.6 km, it added. (Reporting by Shub...
May 15, 2020
U.S. employers wary of coronavirus ‘immunity’ tests as they move to reopen
By Caroline Humer and Timothy Aeppel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and oth...
May 15, 2020
