Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Next wave of U.S. states prepare to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%
By Nick Brown and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Another wave of U.S. states are preparing to lift coronavirus restrictions this week against the warnings of many public health experts a...
Apr 26, 2020
New York City needs $7.4 billion in federal aid amid coronavirus: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City needs a $7.4 billion in federal aid to offset economic losses from the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to push his fellow Repu...
Apr 26, 2020
Canada’s coronavirus death toll rises by under 6% in a day: official data
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by under 6% to 2,489 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Sunday. The figure for ...
Apr 26, 2020
White House sees jobless rate hitting 16% or higher in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate is likely to hit 16% or higher in April, and "really big thoughtful policies" will be needed to rebuild confidence, a White House adviser said on Sund...
Apr 26, 2020
U.S. response to virus splinters into acrimony and uncertainty
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus, the United States is deeply divided over the co...
Apr 26, 2020
Florida felons’ voting rights case to begin on Monday
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court will begin hearing a case on Monday that could decide whether hundreds of thousands of newly enfranchised felons in the key swing state of Florida...
Apr 26, 2020
‘Like test dummies’: As Colorado reopens, some see too much risk
By Keith Coffman and Andrew Hay GREELEY, Colo. (Reuters) - Royal Rose is reopening her Colorado tattoo studio next week after closing a month ago, not because she wants to but because the bills are pi...
Apr 26, 2020
UK’s Johnson ‘raring to go’ but faces mountain of problems
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will come under immediate pressure to set out a plan to ease the coronavirus lockdown when he returns to work on Monday after a three-week inter...
Apr 26, 2020
When oil became waste: a week of turmoil for crude, and more pain to come
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures , which had never dropped below $10 a barre...
Apr 26, 2020
White House considering replacing HHS chief Azar: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering replacing its secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, because of early missteps in the handling of the coronavi...
Apr 25, 2020
