Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trial of Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman likely delayed to 2021 after U.S. election
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be dela...
Apr 14, 2020
Texas, California get biggest chunks of small business bailout cash: SBA
(Reuters) - Businesses in Texas and California, the two largest U.S. states, have grabbed the biggest slices of the $247.5 billion so far allocated through a new federal government program to help sma...
Apr 14, 2020
New York sues Trump administration over coronavirus sick leave rules
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over a federal rule that she says illegally limits paid sick leave for workers affected by ...
Apr 14, 2020
Republicans take aim at Michigan governor over virus response
By Michael Martina and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Republicans in Michigan escalated attacks Tuesday on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's efforts to combat COVID-19, arguing her policies are ...
Apr 14, 2020
Former aide accuses Biden of sexual assault, campaign denies it
(Reuters) - A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator...
Apr 14, 2020
With cheers, New York nurses greet reinforcements from across the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With loud cheers and applause, medical staff at New York's Northwell Health network greeted 46 nurses on Tuesday who had arrived from all over the United States to reinforce hospi...
Apr 14, 2020
California governor says mass gatherings unlikely through summer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's governor said on Tuesday that "mass gatherings" of hundreds or thousands of people would likely be banned at least through the summer as the state plots reopening ...
Apr 14, 2020
In hard-hit Florida, jobless workers struggle to get state aid
By Andy Sullivan and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - With cruise ships idled and airplanes almost empty, Florida travel adviser Nick Pena has been out of work for nearly a month, spending his days trying t...
Apr 14, 2020
Trump administration faces pressure to buy food for the needy, avoid waste
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure to buy more meat, dairy and produce for food banks as farmers destroy agricultural goods due to reduced restaur...
Apr 14, 2020
Washington AG sues Facebook over political ads
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Washington state's attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads on Tuesday, saying the social media giant once again failed t...
Apr 14, 2020
