Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump’s tariffs add to pandemic-induced turmoil of U.S. manufacturers
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dan Digre, head of MISCO Speakers, was on edge before the coronavirus outbreak hit the global economy. Payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in Chinese ...
Apr 30, 2020
‘W-shaped’ recovery may be too optimistic, Fed’s Powell suggests
By Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sketched out an altogether bumpier ride for the U.S. economy than many are predicting - one that sees business activi...
Apr 30, 2020
Biden fields committee to help pick a running mate
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is assigning four close campaign allies to head up the process leading to one of his most important decisions: picking a run...
Apr 30, 2020
California likely to announce closure of state’s beaches and parks: local media
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom is likely to announce on Thursday the closure of the state's beaches and parks after crowds jammed beaches last weekend, according to a memo cited by local...
Apr 30, 2020
The devil’s in the detail for junk debt investors facing coronavirus defaults
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus, investors hungry for returns piled into risky corporate loans and bonds with precious little protection for creditors. Now they're frantical...
Apr 30, 2020
Fauci says leak concerns fueled his White House revelation of Gilead drug results
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Concerns over leaks compelled the top U.S. infectious disease official to reveal data on Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental drug remdesivir, the first in a sci...
Apr 30, 2020
USA Gymnastics bans former Olympics coach Haney for eight years
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics has suspended former U.S. Olympic team coach Maggie Haney for eight years for verbally and emotionally abusing gymnasts she oversaw, the Washington Post reported on Wednesda...
Apr 29, 2020
Millions of Americans likely applied for jobless benefits last week though wave is stabilizing
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, but the tide appears to be slowing, offering cautious hope of a peak in job lo...
Apr 29, 2020
Democrat Biden faces calls to address sexual-assault allegation
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a forme...
Apr 29, 2020
Bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks in New York during COVID-19 pandemic
By Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after it was found to be storing dead bodies in unrefrigerated U-Haul vehicles, a Re...
Apr 29, 2020
