Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Many migrants on U.S. deportation flight had coronavirus: Guatemalan president
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday that a large number of the migrants on a deportation flight from the United States to Guatemala earlier this week we...
Apr 17, 2020
Trump says ‘strange things’ afoot surrounding coronavirus origins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that "a lot of strange things are happening" regarding the origins of the novel coronavirus. The source of the virus is a mystery. The...
Apr 17, 2020
Trump says he will deliver commencement address for West Point military academy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to deliver the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, later this spring, after suspend...
Apr 17, 2020
U.S. judge puts Amazon challenge to Pentagon JEDI contract on hold
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon.com Inc challenging the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp . Judge Pat...
Apr 17, 2020
Trump: U.S. states, not federal government, must improve testing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration has faced criticism over a shortfall in coronavirus testing capacity, said on Friday that individual states were responsible fo...
Apr 17, 2020
Main Street bailout rewards U.S. restaurant chains, firms in rural states
By Andy Sullivan, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Over two frantic weeks, the U.S. government pledged $350 billion to Main Street businesses across America despera...
Apr 17, 2020
Trump says U.S. farmers to receive $19 billion for coronavirus mitigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic through a package that will include...
Apr 17, 2020
Biden says Trump failed to hold China accountable on coronavirus
By Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Americans are paying the price for President Donald Trump's failure to hold China to account over the coronavirus pandemic, presumed Democratic pres...
Apr 17, 2020
U.S. bailout watchdog vows to scrutinize share buybacks, dividends
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An official charged with overseeing how the U.S. government handles $500 billion in bailout funds said on Friday he will also monitor how companies use the cas...
Apr 17, 2020
Oklahoma judge to recommend regulators rule oil production ‘economic waste’
(Reuters) - An Oklahoma Judge will recommend the state's oil and gas regulator approve an emergency order declaring oil production in the state could constitute economic waste, a spokesman for the sta...
Apr 17, 2020
