Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 Democratic campaign: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday in a conference call with staff, his campaign said in a statement...
Apr 08, 2020
Key U.S. coronavirus death projection revised down to 60,000
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 60,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, a university model often cited by U.S. and state policymakers projected on Wednesday, a 26% reduction...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. planning ways to ‘ease’ back to normal if virus efforts work: Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are planning ways for the country to return to normal activities if distancing and other steps to mitigate COVID-19 prove successful in curbing the outbrea...
Apr 08, 2020
Military landlord, under fire following Reuters reports, issues improvement plan
By M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Military housing landlord Balfour Beatty Communities, the focus of a Justice Department inquiry following Reuters reports it falsified maintenance logs, said it has t...
Apr 08, 2020
Germany’s short-time work fix offers Europe a crisis model
By Edward Taylor and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT/HAMBURG (Reuters) - A tried-and-tested German model of sending workers home in exchange for job guarantees during downturns could help the European Union li...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. coronavirus restrictions create split among religious liberty advocates
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When an evangelical Christian pastor was arrested in Florida for flouting a stay-at-home order aimed at curbing the new coronavirus, a conservative religious ...
Apr 08, 2020
OECD says leading indicators flag biggest monthly drop on record
PARIS (Reuters) - Major economies are seeing the biggest monthly slump in activity ever amid the coronavirus crisis and no end is in sight without clarity about how long lockdowns will last, the Organ...
Apr 08, 2020
From deliveries in Arizona to fish markets in California, coronavirus changes how we buy our food
(Reuters) - Eric Cohn used to wear a respirator mask, goggles and gloves only to protect against mold and asbestos as he restored homes in Tucson, Arizona. Now he dons the same gear in his new job - s...
Apr 08, 2020
Trump holds support of political base in virus-prone states
By Saundra Amrhein, Tim Reid, Julia Harte and Ryan McNeill (Reuters) - Earl Kerr, a 57-year-old electrical contractor in Jacksonville, Florida, says he fears for his 80-year-old mother, who entered an...
Apr 08, 2020
ECB urges measures worth 1.5 trillion euros this year to tackle virus crisis: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank told euro zone finance ministers that the bloc may need fiscal measures worth up to 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion) this year to tackle the economic c...
Apr 08, 2020
