Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Apple says ‘no evidence’ iPhone mail flaw used against customers
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it has found "no evidence" a flaw in its email app for iPhones and iPads has been used against customers, and that it believes the flaw does "not pose an immedia...
Apr 23, 2020
New Yorkers sing ‘Lean on Me’ to honor essential workers during coronavirus pandemic
By Aleksandra Michalska (Reuters) - It starts as it has around the world with people leaning out of windows and standing on balconies clapping, cheering and banging pots and pans to honor essential wo...
Apr 23, 2020
Asian stocks poised to rise after Wall Street gains slip away
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia equities face a bumpy session on Friday after Wall Street pared early gains as optimism over a rebound in oil prices and prospects for further government...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. agency ICE to test some immigrants for coronavirus before deportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to begin testing some migrants in detention for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, before deporting them t...
Apr 23, 2020
Sunlight, heat and humidity weaken coronavirus, U.S. official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity, a U.S. official said on Thursday in a potential sign that the pandemic could become l...
Apr 23, 2020
Trump thinks report on Kim Jong Un illness was incorrect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports earlier this week that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill, but declined to say if he had be...
Apr 23, 2020
Governor worries cooped-up Californians will hit beaches on warm weekend
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Californians locked down for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic have trickled back to local beaches as the weather warms, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom on ...
Apr 23, 2020
Arias in open air as opera singers surprise Washington D.C. area park goers
(Reuters) - Two opera singers have been delighting visitors to Washington, D.C. area parks with strolling duets during the coronavirus lockdown. Lori Sen, who teaches voice at local colleges, said she...
Apr 23, 2020
Congress approves $484 billion coronavirus-relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelm...
Apr 23, 2020
Amtrak to lose $700 million in fiscal 2020 even after coronavirus support
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national railroad Amtrak, which received $1 billion in emergency funding this month from Congress, said on Thursday it expects to lose at least $700 mil...
Apr 23, 2020
