Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. faces tough U.N. battle if it pushes plan to extend Iran arms embargo
By Humeyra Pamuk, Michelle Nichols and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States faces a tough, messy battle if it uses a threat to trigger a return of all United Nations sanct...
Apr 27, 2020
‘It’s not about you’: Democrats bet Trump coronavirus response a 2020 winner for Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Joe Biden's U.S. presidential campaign and his Democratic Party allies have gone on an all-out offensive against President Donald Trump's coronavirus response, betting ...
Apr 27, 2020
Inside Connecticut’s ‘ground war’ against coronavirus at nursing homes
By Nathan Layne and Jessica Resnick-Ault BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) - On Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, across the road from a hospital grappling with the coronavirus crisis, a nondescript b...
Apr 27, 2020
Texas to lift some restrictions, restart businesses in phases: governor
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday said the state will allow its stay-at-home order to expire and begin re-opening businesses including restaurants and retail stores in phases be...
Apr 27, 2020
White House adviser Navarro lashes out at China over ‘fake’ test kits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday accused China of sending low-quality and even counterfeit coronavirus antibody testing kits to the United States and of "profit...
Apr 27, 2020
Beach crowds lead California to increase enforcement of coronavirus public health restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state would step up enforcement of coronavirus-related public health restrictions after crowds jammed beaches over th...
Apr 27, 2020
Lakers return federal relief loan funds amid coronavirus lockdown
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the U.S. government's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the team confirmed on Monday, after learning that f...
Apr 27, 2020
CDC reports 957,875 coronavirus cases, 53,922 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 957,875 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 53,922. Over the weekend, the CDC ...
Apr 27, 2020
Ohio governor outlines ‘first steps’ to begin reopening state amid coronavirus
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Monday outlined the "first steps" to begin reopening the Midwestern state's economy, starting with non-essential surgeries on May 1 and then moving on ...
Apr 27, 2020
Extra $2 billion available for U.S. coronavirus relief loans: SBA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be able to lend an additional $2 billion to small businesses through its Paycheck Protection Program, after a number of borrowers in the first round of fu...
Apr 27, 2020
