Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
By Hamid Ould Ahmed, Ulf Laessing and Gayatri Suroyo ALGIERS/CAIRO/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of ...
Apr 19, 2020
Trump says getting close to a deal with Democrats on U.S. coronavirus stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were "close" to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by t...
Apr 19, 2020
Crude oil futures drop at open of Asian trading
(Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell on Sunday evening in CME Group trading, continuing last week's weakness on the back of sliding demand due to the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 159,000 w...
Apr 19, 2020
Dylan’s ‘Times They Are A-Changin’ lyrics for sale for $2.2 million
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to his 1960s classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" are going up for sale with a $2.2 million asking price in what could mark a...
Apr 19, 2020
NFL issues fashion code for virtual draft
(Reuters) - The novel coronavirus has forced the National Football League to take Thursday's draft online but players hoping to be picked will still have a dress code to adhere to -- hence lounging ar...
Apr 19, 2020
U.S. lawmakers make push to assist local newspapers, broadcasters
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen a...
Apr 19, 2020
U.S. coronavirus death toll rises to 40,000: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday, the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest coun...
Apr 19, 2020
Wynn Resorts CEO calls for Las Vegas Strip to conditionally reopen in mid- to late May
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox on Sunday called on the Nevada governor to begin to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May with extensive safety me...
Apr 19, 2020
Canada police arrest suspected gunman, say there have been several victims
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Police in the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday arrested a 51-year-old gunman who they said was suspected of shootings that had resulted in several victims. The Ro...
Apr 19, 2020
As coronavirus cases rise in U.S. hot spots, governors tell Trump it’s too soon to reopen America
By Gabriella Borter and Doina Chiacu (Reuters) - Governors in U.S. states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus sparred with President Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should qui...
Apr 19, 2020
