Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
CDC reports 1,342,594 coronavirus cases, 80,820 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,342,594 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,106 cases from its previous count, and said that the...
May 12, 2020
Stricken by coronavirus, some New Yorkers find solace in empty city streets
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harold Quintana sat nearly alone on a recent spring morning in New York City's Bryant Park, jotting down notes at a table overlooking the almost empty surrounding...
May 12, 2020
Restaurants in parts of California can open for sit-down dining
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Restaurants in parts of California can host sit-down dining, and shopping malls throughout the state can open for curbside pickup as coronavirus restrictions ease, Gover...
May 12, 2020
Pence keeping his distance from Trump for a few days: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is keeping his distance from President Donald Trump for a few days in the wake of his press secretary receiving a positive test for the coronaviru...
May 12, 2020
U.S. Senate leader says will only consider narrow coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on Tuesday said that any new coronavirus-response legislation would have to be "narrowly targeted," as he criticized a...
May 12, 2020
U.S. air travel fell 51% in March amid coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines carried 51% fewer passengers in March amid the massive coronavirus pandemic travel collapse to the lowest air travel level in nearly two decades, the U.S. Transpor...
May 12, 2020
New York governor warns against paying ‘greedy corporations’ in stimulus bill
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called on Congress to craft a federal stimulus package that funds police officers, teachers and other employees of the states and warned against a...
May 12, 2020
U.S. posts record $738 billion budget deficit in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday reported a record $738 billion budget deficit in April, as an explosion in government spending and a shrinking of revenues amid the novel coronaviru...
May 12, 2020
Twitter to let some employees to work from home permanently
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday became the first major tech company to allow employees who can work remotely to do so indefinitely, as the coronavirus outbreak forces unprecedented changes in work ...
May 12, 2020
In abrupt move, Connecticut replaces health commissioner amid pandemic
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said on Tuesday that he was replacing his public health commissioner, in an abrupt decision to shake up leadership of the agency at the hear...
May 12, 2020
