Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pandemic boosts Palestinian PM as potential Abbas successor
By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - One man has become the face of the Palestinians' response to the COVID-19 crisis, and it's not President Mahmoud Abbas. Rather...
May 06, 2020
As central banks break the junk debt barrier, investors will follow
By Sujata Rao-Coverley (Reuters) - Recent central bank bond-buying to calm market turmoil has breached the wall dividing top-grade debt from so-called junk-rated issues, raising the likelihood of the ...
May 06, 2020
U.S. private payrolls plunge by a record 20.2 million in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April as mandatory business closures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak savaged the economy, settin...
May 06, 2020
U.S. graduates turn regalia into PPE: Wear the cap, donate the gown
By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - In this year's mostly virtual commencement ceremonies, thousands of American graduates are adorning their mortarboards with the slogan "Gowns 4 Good" after donating the...
May 06, 2020
Futures rise on optimism around easing of lockdowns
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors turned hopeful of a pickup in business activity with several countries and U.S. states relaxing coronavirus-indu...
May 06, 2020
U.S. Senate to consider Trump pick for powerful D.C. court
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senators on Wednesday will consider whether to confirm a judge nominated by President Donald Trump for an influential federal appeals court in Washington. The ...
May 06, 2020
U.S. may require masks at airports in changes to limit coronavirus
By Ted Hesson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. airport security agency is weighing the possibility of requiring masks or face coverings for passengers who pass through checkpo...
May 06, 2020
As U.S. auto supply chain revs up, worker safety fears linger in Mexico
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Workers at a Lear Corp autoparts plant in northern Mexico that saw the worst known coronavirus outbreak of any factory in the Americas are now bracing to ...
May 06, 2020
Genetic mutation study finds new coronavirus spread swiftly in late 2019
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A genetic analysis of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world late last year and is a...
May 06, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court hears Obamacare contraception mandate dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to implement federal rules allowing employers to obtain re...
May 06, 2020
