Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
How Trump allies have organized and promoted anti-lockdown protests
By Michael Martina, Jarrett Renshaw and Tim Reid HARRISBURG, Pa./DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican politicians and individuals affiliated with President Donald Trump's re-election campaign are organizing...
Apr 21, 2020
CDC chief warns 2nd COVID-19 wave may be worse, arriving with flu season
(Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus is expected to hit the United States next winter and could strike much harder than the first because it would likely arrive at the start of influenza seaso...
Apr 21, 2020
‘This is not real life’- the Louisiana family devastated by the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Susan Morrison lost her 39-year-old stepbrother, Lawrence Jones, from coronavirus complications on April 8. A day later, her 83-year-old father, Feaster Dorsey, also became a COVID-19 vict...
Apr 21, 2020
Trump says immigration measure will be in effect for 60 days, will be evaluated afterward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States and the measure will be in effect for 60 days and the...
Apr 21, 2020
Drug championed by Trump for coronavirus shows no benefit, possible harm in study awaiting validation
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - An old malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a "game changer" in the fight against the coronavirus provided no benefit and potentially higher risk of death...
Apr 21, 2020
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to Wisconsin’s April elections
By Amanda Becker (Reuters) - At least seven people contracted the coronavirus during Wisconsin's primary election on April 7, Milwaukee health officials said on Tuesday, confirming fears that holding ...
Apr 21, 2020
Georgia tests boundaries of life post-pandemic with ‘risky’ reopening
By Howard Schneider and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of a still virulent pandemic, pr...
Apr 21, 2020
Despite scattered protests, most Americans support shelter-in-place, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
By Grant Smith and Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bipartisan majority of Americans said they want to continue to shelter in place to protect themselves from the coronavirus, despite the impact to t...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. Senate passes nearly $500 billion coronavirus bill aiding small business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation providing nearly $500 billion in additional federal aid to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and t...
Apr 21, 2020
Wisconsin Republicans file lawsuit challenging coronavirus stay-at-home order
(Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers, challenging his stay-at-home order to contain the coronavirus outbreak as the issue of ...
Apr 21, 2020
