Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
UAW, Detroit automakers in talks over safety rules to reopen U.S. plants
By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union are in talks about safely restarting U.S. production halted by the coronavirus pandemic, but local union ...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. appeals court lets Texas curb medication abortions during pandemic
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce curbs on medication-induced abortions as part of the Republican-governed state's restrictions aimed at postponing medical p...
Apr 20, 2020
Facebook removes anti-quarantine protest events in some U.S. states
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday that it has removed events in Nebraska, New Jersey and California promoting protests against stay-at-home measures amid the COVID-19 pand...
Apr 20, 2020
Pentagon to ask U.S. Congress for emergency coronavirus funds to support defense industry
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will request billions of dollars in the next version of the stimulus package from Congress to assist the defense industry during the economic slump ca...
Apr 20, 2020
Suburban New York City county residents sue WHO over coronavirus pandemic response
By Jonathan Stempel and Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residents of a suburban New York City county that was one of the earliest U.S. hot spots for the coronavirus sued the World Health Organization o...
Apr 20, 2020
Meredith Corp cuts pay for 60% of employees amid COVID-19
NEW YORK (Reuters) - People Magazine owner Meredith Corp, will temporarily cut pay for 60% of its employees and paused its dividend as advertising revenue takes a hit during the coronavirus outbreak, ...
Apr 20, 2020
Talks drag on over U.S. small business aid; Senate sets Tuesday session
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday announced the scheduling of a session on Tuesday, as negotiators continue working on a coronavirus aid bill providing more ...
Apr 20, 2020
Wearing face masks, Syria’s Assad and Iran’s Zarif condemn West at Damascus meeting
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the...
Apr 20, 2020
CDC reports 746,625 coronavirus cases, 39,083 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 746,625 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 39,083. Over the weekend, the CDC ...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. senators propose $500 billion rescue for state, local governments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a $500 billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday, as it became increasingly clear that the next coron...
Apr 20, 2020
