Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC reports 828,441 coronavirus cases, 46,379 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 828,441 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 25,858 from its previous count, and said the number of...
Apr 23, 2020
$484 billion coronavirus bill nears passage in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $484 billion coronavirus-response bill appeared headed to final passage on Thursday as a wide margin of U.S. House of Representatives members voted in favor of the bill. Votin...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. Treasury mulling using COVID loan to force Postal Service rate changes: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department is mulling using a $10 billion emergency coronavirus loan to the U.S. Postal Service to force changes in how it does business, including what it charges ...
Apr 23, 2020
Bolsonaro clips wings of Guedes as generals unveil stimulus
By Jamie McGeever and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is drawing up a new wave of fiscal stimulus in its battle against the economic ravages of the new coronavirus, but the most notabl...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. House creates panel to probe federal coronavirus response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal government's response to the co...
Apr 23, 2020
Canadian police encourage tipsters while working on timeline of mass shooting
By Tim Krochak and Moira Warburton PORTAPIQUE, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Canadian police on Thursday worked to piece together the timeline of a shooting spree that started in a rural hamlet in the Atlan...
Apr 23, 2020
Lawyers for ousted U.S. health official say he will file whistleblower’s complaint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Rick Bright, the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for the development of drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday he will file a whistle...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. civil rights agency says employers can test workers for COVID-19
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID-19 before permitting them ...
Apr 23, 2020
Tyson to shutter beef facility as workers undergo coronavirus testing
(Reuters) - A Tyson Foods Inc unit said on Thursday it will temporarily halt production at a beef facility in Pasco, Washington, adding to the meat processing plant the company has had to shutter as i...
Apr 23, 2020
California suffered state’s deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak, 115 dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California recorded 115 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the state's deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday. Newsom said ...
Apr 23, 2020
