Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
CDC reports 1,364,061 coronavirus cases, 82,246 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,364,061 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 21,467 cases from its previous count, and said the nu...
May 13, 2020
California prepares for more wildfires as coronavirus challenges budget
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California has had 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than last year because of drier weather, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, and he promise...
May 13, 2020
U.S. governors seek Washington aid to fight ‘red, white and blue’ pandemic
By Maria Caspani and Doina Chiacu NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governors of the 50 U.S. states on Wednesday urged leaders in Washington to abandon partisanship and deliver relief to cities and stat...
May 13, 2020
Exclusive: FBI probes Mexican, European firms over Venezuela oil trading – sources
By Marianna Parraga, Matt Spetalnick and Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is probing several Mexican and European companies allegedly involved in trading Venezuelan oil a...
May 13, 2020
U.S. House sets Friday vote on lawmaking by proxy during pandemic
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping...
May 13, 2020
UK rejects calls to publish detailed data of care-home deaths from COVID-19
By Ryan McNeill and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Campaigners for the welfare of elderly people and their relatives are calling on the UK government to be more transparent after authorities decl...
May 13, 2020
U.S. Treasury, SBA grant leeway to smaller PPP borrowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration clarified Wednesday that businesses that seek less than $2 million in emergency relief under the Paycheck Protection Program ...
May 13, 2020
Lessons from around the world: How schools are opening up after COVID-19 lockdowns
(Reuters) - Public health official Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday about the dangers to children if U.S. schools are reopened and California's state university system, the largest in the United States...
May 13, 2020
Cases of rare COVID-linked syndrome impacting children in 15 states: New York governor
(Reuters) - At least 15 states are investigating cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome impacting children that is believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on...
May 13, 2020
Washington, D.C. extends coronavirus-related stay-at-home order through June 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., the seat of the federal government, extended its stay-at-home order through June 8, the district's mayor told reporters on Wednesday. The district's stay-at-ho...
May 13, 2020
