Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg recovering after gallbladder treatment
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has had a series of health scares, underwent non-surgical treatment for a gallbladder condition on Tuesday...
May 05, 2020
Most Americans would take coronavirus vaccine if deemed safe: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Three-quarters of Americans would take a coronavirus vaccine after receiving certain assurances that it was safe, and another 9% would take one as so...
May 05, 2020
Oil, stocks poised to gain in Asia on economic growth hopes
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks and crude prices were set to extend gains in Asia on Wednesday on confidence that government steps to restart economies will bring back growth and dem...
May 05, 2020
Biden’s edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response, poll shows
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joe Biden's advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee struggles for visi...
May 05, 2020
Audit finds Mississippi misspent millions in federal anti-poverty funds
(Reuters) - Nearly $100 million in federal anti-poverty funds for Mississippi were misspent to enrich local officials, along with a family of professional wrestlers and a firm owned by Hall of Fame qu...
May 05, 2020
Ousted U.S. vaccine official to testify before House panel: spokeswoman
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Bright, the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing a coronavirus vaccine, will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on May...
May 05, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. airlines burn $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are collectively burning more than $10 billion in cash per month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight, ind...
May 05, 2020
Texas Governor announces nail and hair salons, barber shops can open Friday
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that nail and hair salons, and barbershops can open on Friday, while gyms and office buildings can open on May 18 with restrictions, in a partial easin...
May 05, 2020
Top U.S. health official downplayed coronavirus threat, says ousted whistleblower
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower's complaint on Tuesday accusing Presid...
May 05, 2020
Disney takes $1.4 billion coronavirus hit, sets date to reopen Shanghai park
By Munsif Vengattil and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co estimated global coronavirus lockdowns cut profits by $1.4 billion, mostly from its shuttered theme parks, but said it would reopen Sha...
May 05, 2020
