Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
CDC reports 1,171,510 coronavirus cases, 68,279 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,171,510 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 19,138 cases from its previous count, and said the numb...
May 05, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration drafting ‘Artemis Accords’ pact for moon mining – sources
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, peop...
May 05, 2020
NY’s Cuomo starts ‘Wear a Mask!’ ad contest, credits daughter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What does a New York governor do when not everyone heeds his advice to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic? He heeds his daughter's advice to launch an ad campaign. Govern...
May 05, 2020
Airbnb to lay off 1,900 employees: sources
By Munsif Vengattil, Joshua Franklin and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Home rental startup Airbnb Inc is planning to lay off 1,900 employees due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, two sources famili...
May 05, 2020
U.S. files first criminal charges for defrauding coronavirus bailout program
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday brought its first criminal charges against people it accused of defrauding the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program aimed...
May 05, 2020
Trump outlines wish list as Congress mulls more coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday outlined a wish list of policies he suggested Congress should consider as it weighs a possible fourth round of coronavirus relief legislat...
May 05, 2020
White House plans to wind down coronavirus task force in coming weeks: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to wind down its coronavirus task force in coming weeks, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, adding it is not clear whether another group might replace...
May 05, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths exceed 70,000 as forecasting models predict grim summer
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus surged past 70,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a key forecasting model nearly doubled its previous estimate for fat...
May 05, 2020
Special Report: In shielding its hospitals from COVID-19, Britain left many of the weakest exposed
By Stephen Grey and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - On a doorstep in the suburbs of north London, three-year-old Ayse picked up a tissue to wipe away her grandmother's tears - tears for one more v...
May 05, 2020
New York to work with Gates Foundation to ‘reimagine’ education: governor
(Reuters) - New York will work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to "reimagine" the state's school system in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, part of a broader reform of society, Governor ...
May 05, 2020
