Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Governors of California, Oregon and Washington make deal to reopen economies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The governors of three U.S. West Coast states, California, Oregon and Washington, said on Monday they had reached an agreement to work together to reopen their economies and li...
Apr 13, 2020
Pentagon awards contract for N-95 mask sterilization at 60 sites
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon awarded a $400 million contract to Ohio-based nonprofit research organization Battelle so it can help to sterilize N-95 masks at 60 locations using co...
Apr 13, 2020
Wyoming reports first coronavirus death, marking loss of life in all 50 U.S. states
(Reuters) - Wyoming reported its first death from the novel coronavirus on Monday, the final U.S. state to report a fatality from the outbreak. A man in Johnson County with underlying health condition...
Apr 13, 2020
New York and five other states to work together on reopening amid coronavirus
(Reuters) - The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware said on Monday that they planned to coordinate on a plan to reopen businesses and schools after ...
Apr 13, 2020
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden’s presidential campaign
(Reuters) - Onetime Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday said he endorses Joe Biden's campaign to unseat President Donald Trump. Sanders said he was "asking all Americans" to "su...
Apr 13, 2020
Harvard professor withdraws New York Times defamation lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein story
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prominent Harvard Law School professor on Monday withdrew a lawsuit accusing The New York Times of "clickbait defamation" concerning his views toward the lat...
Apr 13, 2020
California insurance commissioner orders relief for customers
(Reuters) - California's Insurance Commissioner on Monday ordered insurers to return premiums to consumers and businesses, adding to pressure on insurers to do more to mitigate the financial strain on...
Apr 13, 2020
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
(This April 9 story corrects title of the Rev. Chaz Snider to chair of the Salem Congregation Board of Elders; corrects to show that the service is sponsored by 12 Moravian congregations) By Rich McKa...
Apr 13, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 554,849 coronavirus cases, 21,942 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 554,849 cases of the new coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 21,942. Over the weekend, the ...
Apr 13, 2020
New York Governor says ‘worst is over’ as growth in deaths ticks lower
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he believed "the worst is over" as hospitalizations appeared to be reaching a plateau and the daily increase in deaths came to 671, the l...
Apr 13, 2020
