Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Smithfield to close Illinois pork facility after workers test positive for virus
(Reuters) - World's largest pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc said on Friday it will suspend operations at its Monmouth, Illinois pork processing facility next week after some employees tested posit...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 865,585 coronavirus cases, 48,816 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 865,585 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 37,144 from its previous count, and said the number of d...
Apr 24, 2020
Trump threatens to block aid for U.S. post office if it does not raise prices for Amazon
By Diane Bartz and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies l...
Apr 24, 2020
In coronavirus pandemic, do your part by staying healthy. Here’s what doctors recommend
(Reuters) - Americans can avoid burdening an already stressed healthcare system by staying healthy, and experts said some simple practices help during the novel coronavirus pandemic. For people isolat...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. Navy recommends reinstating fired captain of coronavirus-hit ship, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Navy leaders on Friday recommended that the reinstatement of the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who was fired after he pleaded for help with a corona...
Apr 24, 2020
Congressional estimators see major U.S. economic decline in mid-2020 as coronavirus stifles activity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy faces a bleak immediate future with gross domestic product likely contracting 12% in the second quarter and the federal deficit growing to $3.7 trillion, while ...
Apr 24, 2020
New York retailer charged with hoarding masks, other coronavirus supplies
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The owner of a suburban New York retailer on Friday became the first person charged with violating the Defense Production Act for allegedly hoarding tons of pr...
Apr 24, 2020
NYC mayor vows to end 24-hour jail shifts after lawsuit calls them ‘death sentence’
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's mayor vowed to stop requiring city corrections officers to work for 24 hours straight, after a lawsuit by their unions said enforcing the polic...
Apr 24, 2020
Biden, Democrats enter a joint fundraising agreement for November election
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to a joint fundraising accord that will allow the former vice president and likely presidential no...
Apr 24, 2020
Exclusive: Trial of Gilead’s potential coronavirus treatment running ahead of schedule, researcher says
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as mid-May, according to the study's lead investigator, ...
Apr 24, 2020
