Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump stresses desire for arms control with Russia, China in Putin call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the U.S. desire for arms control that includes both Russia and China in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, ...
May 07, 2020
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House says, after report valet infected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus after a member of the U.S. military who worked at the White House was found t...
May 07, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court overturns New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ scandal convictions
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the criminal convictions of two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie involved in the "Bridgega...
May 07, 2020
Leaked reopening guidance not cleared by U.S. public health leaders, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leaked document on how to safely reopen states prepared by officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was never cleared by CDC leadership, a White House ...
May 07, 2020
UK to announce very limited easing of lockdown next week
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a very limited easing of Britain's coronavirus lockdown next week, adopting a cautious approach to ensure there is no s...
May 07, 2020
To keep COVID-19 patients home, some U.S. states weigh house arrest tech
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do you ensure that someone sick with COVID-19 stays home? As the United States begins reopening its economy, some state officials are weighing whether hous...
May 07, 2020
TSA to require employees to wear masks at U.S. airport checkpoints
By Ted Hesson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas, the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Admin...
May 07, 2020
‘Like a science experiment’: A New York family learns the limits of coronavirus tests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a week or so sick in bed in their New York City apartment in March, members of the Johnson-Baruch family were convinced they had been stricken by the novel...
May 07, 2020
China trade data lifts futures ahead of jobless claims
By C Nivedita (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped on Thursday as a surprise rise in Chinese exports spurred hopes of a faster economic recovery, even as investors braced for data likely to sho...
May 07, 2020
‘Whole new business’: Farmers innovate to get food from field to plate
By Gus Trompiz, Sybille de La Hamaide and Christopher Walljasper PARIS/CHICAGO (Reuters) - From Europe to Asia and across the Americas, farmers and others in the global food supply chain are innovatin...
May 07, 2020
