Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FTC tells firms flogging unproven COVID remedies to halt advertising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had sent letters to 10 companies for improperly advertising products or services to treat or prevent the new coronaviru...
Apr 14, 2020
So far, U.S. courts rule for abortion rights during coronavirus pandemic
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas women regained some access to abortion on Tuesday after a court blocked a state effort to limit it due to the coronavirus, sho...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. State Department reports first coronavirus fatality among Washington staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday reported its first coronavirus fatality among the staff at its headquarters in Washington, bringing the total death toll in its global workf...
Apr 14, 2020
Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort seeks home confinement, as COVID-19 spreads in prisons
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, became the latest high-profile federal inmate to request release on home confinement due to th...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. Justice Department seeks to protect religious freedom during coronavirus restrictions: Barr
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday the Justice Department will work to uphold the constitutional right to freely practice religion as states and cities seek to c...
Apr 14, 2020
GM says it is ready to deliver first batch of critical care ventilators
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday the first batch of ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients were ready for delivery to the United States government. Last week, the ...
Apr 14, 2020
Two big U.S. banks offer glum outlook for coronavirus recession
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Imani Moise and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The main things investors wanted to learn from first-quarter results by JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesda...
Apr 14, 2020
CDC reports 579,005 coronavirus cases, 22,252 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 579,005 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 24,156 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deat...
Apr 14, 2020
Exclusive: Emails reveal breakdowns in U.S. drive-through virus testing
By Ned Parker and Chad Terhune (Reuters) - As coronavirus infections exploded in New Orleans, state and local officials repeatedly told the Trump administration that its new drive-through testing effo...
Apr 14, 2020
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters) - Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has be...
Apr 14, 2020
