Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Explainer: What are coronavirus antibody tests?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters) - With most Americans under stay-at-home orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and more than 2 million people infected globally, talk is turning to how ...
Apr 15, 2020
Judge voids Puerto Rico pension law, delays effective date due to coronavirus
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that bankrupt Puerto Rico cannot fund more than $300 million in annual pension and health costs for its municipalities, but suspended the effective...
Apr 15, 2020
Trump will announce guidelines on reopening the economy Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the county had passed the peak on new infections with coronavirus, and said he would announce "new guidelines" ...
Apr 15, 2020
Los Angeles mayor says large events not likely until 2021: CNN interview
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday large gatherings like concerts and sporting events were not likely to be allowed in the city until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. "...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. Midwest exploring cooperation around reopening as coronavirus eases: Illinois officials
By David Shepardson and Ben Klayman (Reuters) - U.S. Midwest governors are talking about regionally cooperating to reopen their economies as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease, echoing a similar ...
Apr 15, 2020
Trump-branding of coronavirus relief checks won’t cause delay: Treasury
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's name will appear on the coronavirus relief paper checks the U.S. Treasury will send to millions of Americans, a Treasury official confir...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. immigration agency targets coronavirus-related fraud
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Coronavirus fraud is being targeted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a new operation that has led to the seizure of bogus protective equipment...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. senator says Apple, Google must convince public that contact tracing will not violate privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Smartphone software makers Alphabet's Google and Apple need to convince the public that their efforts to build apps to help track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus wil...
Apr 15, 2020
Pandemic delays trial for Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday postponed the fraud trial of Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes to Oct. 27, citing the coronavirus pandemic that has largely shut down co...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 605,390 coronavirus cases, 24,582 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 605,390 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,385 cases from its previous count, and said the number of de...
Apr 15, 2020
