Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
What’s at stake in Supreme Court fight over Trump financial records
By Lawrence Hurley and Matt Scuffham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democratic-led House of Representatives and a ...
May 11, 2020
From Churchill to Bon Jovi, U.S. governors channel iconic voices to inspire amid pandemic
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - In late March when Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was issuing a stay-at-home order and seeking to encourage a sense of community for the tough days ahead, he channeled a fig...
May 11, 2020
Some NBA facilities open, not Pistons yet
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - Three NBA teams returned to their training facilities Friday for individual workouts, while more are expected to reopen this week. The Detroit Pistons are not on the open list. Mi...
May 11, 2020
Michigan due to reopen manufacturing from coronavirus lockdown
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan was due to allow its factories to resume production on Monday after more than six weeks of a coronavirus lockdown, removing a major obstacle to North Americ...
May 11, 2020
Seinfeld star Jerry Stiller dies aged 92, son Ben pays tribute
By Bill Trott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerry Stiller, who played two of American television's most cantankerous fathers on the sitcoms "Seinfeld" and "The King of Queens," has died aged 92, his son Ben St...
May 11, 2020
Over 80% of U.S. small businesses expect longer impact of pandemic: survey
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eighty-one percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem, a global payments network, expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the ne...
May 11, 2020
Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's coronavirus cases overtook Italian and British infections on Monday to become the third highest in the world after a record daily rise hours before President Vladimir Putin...
May 11, 2020
To work or not to work? UK lockdown unwind mired by confusion
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday give details of how to get the economy back to work, after his attempt to plot a nuanced exit from the coronavirus lockdown promp...
May 11, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 as pro-democracy protests return
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities arrested more than 200 people during pro-democracy protests, media reported on Monday, after a sing-along demonstration at a shopping mall spilled out on to...
May 11, 2020
Frozen fare cold comfort for fishing industry battered by coronavirus
By Tim McLaughlin and Nigel Hunt CAPE COD, Massachusetts/LONDON (Reuters) - Frozen fish sticks and canned salmon have made a comeback as the coronavirus crisis keeps people home, forcing a change of t...
May 11, 2020
