Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump family loses bid to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan rejected an effort by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children to send a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting their famil...
Apr 09, 2020
NIH begins trial to test hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19
(Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Thursday it was testing anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19, days after several U.S. doctors said they were using the...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 15,000: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 15,700 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak. U.S. officials warned Americans to ex...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. urged to go slow on easing coronavirus lockdown, even as jobless claims surge
By Doina Chiacu and Maria Caspani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious disease expert on Thursday warned against reopening the economy too soon after a downward revisions in the coronavirus ...
Apr 09, 2020
Need to plan for possibility of more Theodore Roosevelt-level coronavirus infections: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to plan for the possibility of more coronavirus infections on the level of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, a top general said on Thursday. "I th...
Apr 09, 2020
Canada says coronavirus death toll could be between 11,000 and 22,000
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian death toll from the coronavirus outbreak is likely to be between 11,000 and 22,000 by the end of the pandemic, health officials said on Thursday, outlining the two most...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. forecaster sees 60% chance for neutral weather during summer
(Reuters) - There is about a 60% chance of El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions prevailing during the northern hemisphere summer in 2020, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on ...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Sailor from coronavirus-stricken ship taken to ICU
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sailor from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Guam after testing positive for the coronavirus last month, the Navy said ...
Apr 09, 2020
Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion to backstop ‘Main Street,’ local governments during crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a broad, $2.3 trillion effort to bolster local governments and small and mid-sized businesses in its latest move to keep the U.S....
Apr 09, 2020
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Every Easter Sunday for almost 250 years, residents of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have been awakened by small groups of musicians playing the hymn "Sleepers, Wake," befor...
Apr 09, 2020
