Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Could the new coronavirus weaken ‘anti-vaxxers’?
By Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - An American mother-of-three is a long-time member of "anti-vaxxer" groups online: a small but vocal global community that believes vaccines are a dangerous con...
Apr 11, 2020
Boeing supplier furloughs 2,300 employees on closure of Boeing facilities amid COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. aero parts maker Triumph Group Inc said it was furloughing about 2,300 employees across its U.S. and European plants for two to four weeks to cut capacity linked to Boeing commercial ...
Apr 10, 2020
Mainland China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, up from 42 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported on Saturday 46 new coronavirus cases, including 42 involving travellers from overseas, up from 42 cases a day earlier. China's National Health Commission sa...
Apr 10, 2020
Seattle-area nursing home hit with wrongful death lawsuit over coronavirus death
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman whose mother died of the coronavirus at a Seattle-area nursing home that was ravaged by the COVID-19 outbreak filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday again...
Apr 10, 2020
Harvey Weinstein hit with third sexual assault case in Los Angeles
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Friday with a third sexual assault case, and prosecutors there said they have started the process of seeking his ...
Apr 10, 2020
Fed policymakers working to limit damage as pandemic puts U.S. economy on pause
By Jonnelle Marte and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working to help the economy rebound quickl...
Apr 10, 2020
Trump to unveil council to re-open the country after coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will soon be announcing a second coronavirus task force, creating a council to focus on re-opening the country after the worst...
Apr 10, 2020
Outbid and left hanging, U.S. states scramble for ventilators
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - On the final Thursday in March the Arkansas team in charge of procuring ventilators thought they had scored a coup: a vendor had agreed to sell them 500 of the breathing ma...
Apr 10, 2020
Millions filed for U.S. unemployment – many are still waiting for the cash
By Jonnelle Marte and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - A shocking 16.8 million people filed for U.S. unemployment benefits in the last three weeks as the country shut down to stop the spread of the novel cor...
Apr 10, 2020
Treasury briefing U.S. airlines on $32 billion grant program: sources
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is holding calls with airline CEOs throughout the day and could announce details of a $32 b...
Apr 10, 2020
