Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Some abortions may proceed in Texas during pandemic, judge rules
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said some abortions can continue in Texas while the state battles the coronavirus pandemic, dealing a new legal setback to officials attempting to dra...
Apr 09, 2020
Chicago jail reports 450 coronavirus cases among staff, inmates
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Some 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Chicago's largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the nation's l...
Apr 09, 2020
Harvey Weinstein free of coronavirus symptoms – spokesman
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for rape, has no symptoms of the coronavirus, his spokesman said on Thursday, more than two weeks after a union officia...
Apr 09, 2020
Three U.S. local governments to adopt coronavirus contact tracing app: MIT
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Three U.S. local governments plan to sign deals this week to become the first to adopt a location tracking app aimed at preventing new outbreaks of the novel...
Apr 09, 2020
Hunger stalks Latin America’s street vendors as empty sidewalks mean no customers
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - In the usually bustling streets of the downtown Santiago this week, Chilean great-grandmother Luz Maria Rios was ignoring a coronavirus quarantine and risking he...
Apr 09, 2020
Sign of the times: Mile-long line of cars outside California grocery giveaway
By Lucy Nicholson VAN NUYS, Calif. (Reuters) - A pop-up food pantry in Southern California on Thursday drew so many people that the line of cars waiting for free groceries stretched about a mile (1.6 ...
Apr 09, 2020
Taco Bell mandates employee temperature checks, contactless payments at U.S. outlets
(Reuters) - Taco Bell said on Thursday it was implementing temperature checks and contactless payments among other measures across U.S. restaurants over the next month, as it looks to address safety c...
Apr 09, 2020
Biden courts Sanders voters with student loan, healthcare policies
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday proposed expanding access to Medicare and forgiving some student debt in new overtures to supporters of onetime ...
Apr 09, 2020
Universal Studios extends theme park closures to at least May 31
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal Studios said on Thursday it was extending the closure of its theme parks in Florida and California until at least May 31 because of the coronavirus pandemic. "We are ...
Apr 09, 2020
Michigan governor extends state shutdown through April
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended through April 30 the stay-at-home order she has in place in the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Apr 09, 2020
