Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Former Trump lawyer will not be released from prison this week: source
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, will not be released from prison this week to serve the remainder of his term in home conf...
May 01, 2020
New Mexico orders city lockdown near Navajo country over ‘frightful’ virus spread
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday ordered a lockdown of the western city of Gallup, saying tougher measures were needed in the surrounding count...
May 01, 2020
Conservative groups advising White House push fast reopening, not testing
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative groups advising the White House have issued an array of coronavirus economic reopening plans with a common theme - Americans should go back to work ...
May 01, 2020
FDA authorizes remdesivir drug as emergency treatment for COVID-19
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorization to Gilead Sciences Inc for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to ...
May 01, 2020
Times Square’s lonesome ‘Naked Cowboy’ still playing his tunes
(Reuters) - One of the enduring sights in New York City's Times Square is the Naked Cowboy, who - dressed only in underpants, boots and cowboy hat - charms the tourists that usually throng the area ou...
May 01, 2020
Kroger limiting ground beef, pork purchases in some stores: CNN
(Reuters) - Supermarket chain Kroger Co is setting purchase limits on ground beef and fresh pork in some of its stores, CNN reported on Friday, amid growing concerns over meat shortages due to coronav...
May 01, 2020
Virus-wary New Yorkers face back-to-work commuting nightmare
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only one in five commuters in mass transit-dependent New York City will be able to reach their office under the six-foot social distancing protocol due to the coro...
May 01, 2020
CDC reports 1,062,446 coronavirus cases, 62,406 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,062,446 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 30,787 cases from its previous count, and said the number of...
May 01, 2020
Trump says will address national debt if re-elected: interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to address the ballooning national debt if he wins re-election in November, but did not provide details on how he would ...
May 01, 2020
New York to keep schools closed for remainder of academic year
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said all state schools including colleges would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic and directed schools to ...
May 01, 2020
