Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 80,000: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 80,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as nearly all states have taken steps to relax lockdown measures. Deaths in the United State...
May 11, 2020
Richard Branson to sell 25 million shares in Virgin Galactic to battle pandemic impact
(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group said on Monday that it may sell up to 25 million shares of space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc to raise funds amid the COVID-19 pa...
May 11, 2020
Trump again pressures U.S. regulator on news programming
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince ...
May 11, 2020
NYC deaths from non-COVID causes rise over 5,000 above normal rate: CDC
(Reuters) - The number of deaths in New York City from causes other than COVID-19 rose by more than 5,000 people above the seasonal norm during the first two months of the pandemic, the Centers for Di...
May 11, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court weighs Oklahoma tribal authority dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday wrestled with the potentially broad consequences of a rape case that could lead to huge swathes of Oklahoma being deemed...
May 11, 2020
Iowa governor, after possible coronavirus exposure at White House, to partially self-quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said on Monday she would limit her interactions with other people as part of a modified self-quarantine plan in case she had been exposed to the deadl...
May 11, 2020
New York governor says some areas outside city ready to reopen this week
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that several regions of the state outside New York City could start reopening their economies this weekend after meeting criteria related to h...
May 11, 2020
Justice Department weighs hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is weighing whether to file hate crime charges against the white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was gunned ...
May 11, 2020
Shale pioneer Chesapeake considers bankruptcy filing after oil rout
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp said on Monday it is no longer able to access financing and is considering a bankruptcy court restructuring of its over $9 billion debt if oil prices ...
May 11, 2020
Illinois governor, staff to work from home after aide tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and employees in his office will work from home after a senior staff member tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a statement from ...
May 11, 2020
