Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pence says he would welcome Trump ex-adviser Flynn’s return: Axios
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said he would welcome Michael Flynn's return to the Trump administration after the U.S. Justice Department's controversial move last wee...
May 10, 2020
New York enacts new coronavirus protections for nursing home residents
By Maria Caspani and Rich McKay (Reuters) - New York state announced new protections on Sunday for residents of nursing homes, which have accounted for a large percentage of the almost 80,000 coronavi...
May 10, 2020
New York to test nursing home staff twice a week for COVID-19: Cuomo
(Reuters) - All nursing homes in New York state will be required to test staff twice a week for the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday, in an attempt to curb the spread of the vir...
May 10, 2020
As 2020 presidential contest looms, U.S. Supreme Court mulls power of ‘electors’
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Bret Chiafalo had his bags packed in the weeks following the 2016 U.S. presidential election. If somehow his gambit worked and Donald Trump were blocked from officially bei...
May 10, 2020
U.S. unemployment rate will get worse, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The staggering U.S. unemployment rate reported by the government on Friday amid coronavirus lockdowns may get even worse, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. "The ...
May 10, 2020
White House talking to Congress about more coronavirus economic relief, Kudlow says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about next steps on coronavirus relief legislation, a top economic adviser to President Donal...
May 10, 2020
Trump may help offset states’ coronavirus costs: Hassett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may be open to further federal funding to help U.S. states recover funds spent battling the novel coronavirus, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett ...
May 10, 2020
Swiss back-to-school angst illustrates worries around easing lockdowns
By Emma Farge and John Miller LAUSANNE/ZURICH (Reuters) - Getting children back into classrooms may seem like a reassuring step toward normalcy after weeks of coronavirus lockdown but for some parents...
May 10, 2020
China refutes 24 ‘lies’ by U.S. politicians over coronavirus
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it said were 24 "preposterous allegations" by some leading U.S. politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus out...
May 10, 2020
Exclusive: Saudi Aramco seeking to review price of SABIC deal – sources
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco is looking to restructure its deal to acquire a controlling stake in petrochemicals maker SABIC after a more than 40% drop in SABI...
May 10, 2020
