Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as form of punishment: document
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia eliminated flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom's top court seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision will see the punishment replac...
Apr 24, 2020
Trump signs fourth coronavirus relief bill into law, pushes back against USPS aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a nearly $500 billon coronavirus relief bill into law to expand loans for small businesses reeling from the outbreak, as his Treasur...
Apr 24, 2020
GM’s mask operation: a glimpse into the factory of the coronavirus era
DETROIT (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus outbreak shut them down, U.S. auto factories were hectic workplaces where men and women worked side by side along fast-moving assembly lines, ate in crowded ...
Apr 24, 2020
Explainer: How Trump has sealed off the United States during coronavirus outbreak
By Mica Rosenberg and Ted Hesson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has taken drastic steps to curb the entry of foreigners into the United States since his administration declared...
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China: governor
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that strains of the novel coronavirus that first infected his state's residents came from Europe, not China, and that the ban on travelers f...
Apr 24, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. Navy destroyer in Caribbean sees significant coronavirus outbreak – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer is believed to have a significant coronavirus outbreak on board as it carries out a counter-narcotics mission in the Caribbean, U.S. officials told Reuters...
Apr 24, 2020
Michigan governor extends shutdown order but lifts some restrictions
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday extended her stay-at-home order through May 15 as the Midwestern state battles to control the coronavirus pandemic, but lifted restrict...
Apr 24, 2020
As U.S. coronavirus death toll nears 50,000, Georgia forges ahead with reopening
By Rich McKay and Susan Heavey ATLANTA (Reuters) - With the U.S. coronavirus death toll nearing 50,000, Georgia pushed ahead with its plan to become the first state to allow an array of small business...
Apr 24, 2020
FDA cautions against use of malaria drugs in COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday cautioned against the use of malaria drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, in COVID-19 patients due to the risk of serious heart rhythm...
Apr 24, 2020
Senator Rubio: new small business aid program to launch Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Small Business Admininstration will make additional coronavirus-related financial assistance available to small businesses beginning on Monday, a top Republican senator...
Apr 24, 2020
