Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Tyson warns of U.S. meat shortages as coronavirus shuts livestock plants
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - Millions of pounds of beef, pork and chicken will vanish from U.S. grocery stores as livestock and poultry processing plants have been shuttered by coronavirus outbre...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rules for insurers over $12 billion Obamacare claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouragi...
Apr 27, 2020
Trump to meet with textile makers as companies shift to masks, gowns: Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with American textile industry representatives on Monday as clothiers seek to shift their production lines to face masks and other critical...
Apr 27, 2020
S.D. governor says she hopes Smithfield plant can reopen in days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Monday said she believes that Smithfield's Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen "really quickly" as soon as employees can safely be ...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. states from Minnesota to Mississippi to reopen despite health warnings
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. states from Minnesota to Mississippi this week prepared to join other states that have eased coronavirus restrictions to try to revive their battered econom...
Apr 27, 2020
House Speaker Pelosi says may look at guaranteed income, other aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans' pockets if coronavirus aid allotte...
Apr 27, 2020
GM suspends dividend, share buybacks as coronavirus hits sales
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Monday the automaker has suspended its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock and its share buybacks to save cash in the face of the coronavirus crisis. The ...
Apr 27, 2020
Trump administration eyes U.S. factory protocols amid coronavirus: Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is focusing on protocols to keep U.S. factories open as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, including screening workers for ...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. health insurers benefit as elective care cuts offset coronavirus costs
By Manojna Maddipatla and Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans delay elective surgeries and avoid doctors and hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare spending declines have m...
Apr 27, 2020
Some countries prise open COVID-19 lockdowns, but UK says not yet
By Giselda Vagnoni and Guy Faulconbridge ROME/LONDON (Reuters) - Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, back...
Apr 27, 2020
