Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. appeals court lets Arkansas curb abortion surgeries during pandemic
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday allowed Arkansas to enforce a ban on most surgical abortions a part of a state directive aimed at postponing medical procedures n...
Apr 22, 2020
Tyson Foods to indefinitely stop production at largest pork plant
(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc plans to indefinitely suspend operations at its largest pork plant in the United States to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the company said on Wednesday, in th...
Apr 22, 2020
White House aide to take key U.S. Commerce Department post
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A senior White House aide who has been involved with next-generation 5G networks and the global campaign against China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] ...
Apr 22, 2020
Alarmed as COVID patients’ blood thickened, New York doctors try new treatments
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the novel coronavirus spread through New York City in late March, doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital noticed something strange happening to patients' blood. Sign...
Apr 22, 2020
Texas plans broad reopening during the first week of May: governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Wednesday he will make an announcement next week about a plan to broadly reopen the state's economy during the first week of May after early s...
Apr 22, 2020
Zoom to launch upgraded meeting app with better encryption
(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Wednesday it was upgrading the encryption features on its video conferencing app to better protect meeting data and offer resistance to tampering. The...
Apr 22, 2020
Netflix to raise $1 billion in debt to fund new shows
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $1 billion in debt, a day after the streaming pioneer doubled its own projections for new customers as stuck-at-home users binged on o...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump says U.S. states safely reopening despite warnings of virus resurgence
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. states are safely starting to reopen businesses, even as some public health officials warned that relaxing restrictions too...
Apr 22, 2020
Pelosi says fourth U.S. coronavirus aid bill to pass Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she expects the House of Representatives to pass Congress' latest coronavirus aid bill on Thursday, paving the way for nearly $500 billion m...
Apr 22, 2020
Mask fashionistas get creative in the age of coronavirus
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic put the world into a tailspin, the humble face mask has evolved into an American fashion statement. Now available i...
Apr 22, 2020
