Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three Midwest battleground states
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are ...
Apr 22, 2020
Coronavirus spreads easily in U.S. homeless shelters, CDC says
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - At homeless shelters across the United States where only a few cases of COVID-19 had been identified, testing found much more widespread infection among residents and ...
Apr 22, 2020
UK to test prevalence of COVID-19 in general population
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for COVID-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far the disease has spread across...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump signs executive order suspending immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the United States during the coronavirus outbreak. "This would ensure that ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. will temporarily shrink operating hours at 100 air traffic towers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it will reduce operating hours at about 100 air traffic control towers nationwide in the face of dramatically lower airp...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump says he told Georgia governor he disagrees with reopening decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he told Georgia Governor Brian Kemp he disagreed with his plan to reopen certain businesses this month, saying it was too soon for ...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump summons CDC director to clarify remarks on second virus wave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was called on by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to walk back his remark that the second wave of coronavi...
Apr 22, 2020
Two New York cats become first U.S. pets to test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Two cats have become the first pet animals in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. official says he was ousted for urging caution on Trump-touted coronavirus drug
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The ousted director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday said he was dismissed because he called for careful vetti...
Apr 22, 2020
In New Orleans, roving violinist brings joy to isolated residents
By Catherine Koppel NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When pedicab operator Sarah Grant and French Quarter street violinist Anna Roznowska realized in March their livelihoods and lifestyles were threatened by N...
Apr 22, 2020
