Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. asks China to revise export rules for coronavirus medical gear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed during the coronavirus pandemic so they are not an obstacle to timel...
Apr 16, 2020
New Jersey contractor charged with theft of N95 respirator masks
(Reuters) - A New Jersey electrical contractor has been charged with stealing up to 1,600 respirator masks that were to be donated to a local hospital, the New Jersey attorney general's office said on...
Apr 16, 2020
FDA approves synthetic swabs for coronavirus testing
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose. This type of testing wo...
Apr 16, 2020
Asian stocks set to rise as markets brace for China GDP data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks look set to bounce on Friday to recover towards a one-month high as investors, following Wall Street's lead overnight, sought silver linings in a run of data that sho...
Apr 16, 2020
Gilead surges after report suggests COVID-19 patients responding to remdesivir
(Reuters) - Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc soared 15% on Thursday after a media report suggested that severe COVID-19 patients were positively responding to the drugmaker's experimental treatment remde...
Apr 16, 2020
U.S. judge denies bid by Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone for new trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by President Donald Trump's longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the j...
Apr 16, 2020
‘Makeshift morgue’ at New Jersey nursing home sparks broader coronavirus probe
By Nathan Layne and Jessica Resnick-Ault (Reuters) - New Jersey's governor on Thursday ordered a probe into long-term care facilities after a "makeshift morgue" was found at a nursing home devastated ...
Apr 16, 2020
Pence says more than 5 million Americans will have been tested for coronavirus by end of April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that he expects more than 5 million Americans will have been tested for the novel coronavirus by the end of April. "We'll continue to ...
Apr 16, 2020
Trump announces plan to reopen virus-ravaged U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump laid out guidelines on Thursday for reopening the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy, saying states should take a phased approach to let Americans retu...
Apr 16, 2020
U.S. revises cost justification of mercury rule for coal plants
(Reuters) - The Trump administration revised the cost-benefit analysis for an Obama-era rule that forced coal-fired power plants to cut their mercury emissions, Environmental Protection Agency Adminis...
Apr 16, 2020
