Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: Macy’s taps Lazard to bolster finances as coronavirus saps sales – sources
By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's Inc has hired investment bank Lazard Ltd to explore options for bolstering its finances after the department store operator lost most o...
Apr 11, 2020
Another 103 sailors from U.S. carrier test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another 103 crew members on the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases ...
Apr 11, 2020
‘Be messengers of life in a time of death,’ pope says on Easter eve
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged people to "not yield to fear" and focused on a "message of hope" as he led an Easter eve Mass in an empty St. Peter's Basilica on Saturda...
Apr 11, 2020
Pentagon awarding contract to boost N95 mask production capacity by 39 million
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said Saturday it is using its authority under the Defense Production Act to boost the supply of N95 masks, which are essential for protecting he...
Apr 11, 2020
U.S. senators hold call with Saudi officials urging them to put oil cut in motion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials fr...
Apr 11, 2020
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen out of solitary confinement
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time ...
Apr 11, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 492,416 coronavirus cases, 18,559 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 492,416 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 33,251 cases from its previous count, and said the number of...
Apr 11, 2020
Trump likes virus briefings, some advisers worry he likes them too much
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cooped up in the White House, President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day, a reminder for Americans that he is in charge...
Apr 11, 2020
Warehouse workers risk COVID-19 to ship Gucci shades, face cream, sofas
By Chris Kirkham, Reade Levinson and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores a...
Apr 11, 2020
U.S. coronavirus death toll climbs past 19,500: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus topped 19,500 on Saturday while the number of infections rose past half a million over the Easter weekend, according to a Reuters tally....
Apr 11, 2020
