Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Putin’s problems mount as coronavirus hits Russian economy
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036. Instead, Putin spent Wednesday...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. deaths top 46,000 after near-record increase previous day: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 46,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally. A University of Washington mod...
Apr 22, 2020
McConnell says he favors state bankruptcy over more federal aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronaviru...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. dentists seeking to conduct coronavirus testing face regulatory, supply hurdles
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. dental care providers are pushing for permission to test patients for the coronavirus, both to help augment a nationwide effort to combat its spread and shore up the...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. says review of WHO will assess if the body is run in the way it should be
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will assess whether the World Health Organization (WHO) is being run in the way that it should be as Washington conducts a review after President Donald Trump ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. to reopen national parks, follow coronavirus guidelines: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to reopen the country's national parks and other public lands in line with coronavirus guidelines, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. House will not consider voting by proxy this week: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week, a House Democratic leadership aide said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on a ca...
Apr 22, 2020
New York to launch tri-state virus tracing program with Bloomberg’s help
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he would work with Connecticut and New Jersey to launch a joint tri-state program to trace the contacts of people with the novel coron...
Apr 22, 2020
Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years
By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hack...
Apr 22, 2020
Washington Governor Inslee endorses Biden, citing ‘reasoned approach’ to economics, climate
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Wednesday, praising his former Democratic rival's "willingness to follow science" ...
Apr 22, 2020
