Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC reports 330,891 coronavirus cases, 8,910 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 330,891 cases of coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 8,910. Over the weekend, the CDC updat...
Apr 06, 2020
Cryptocurrency issuers, exchanges face U.S. class action lawsuits
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have brought class action lawsuits in federal court against seven cryptocurrency issuers and four exchanges, claiming they sold billions of dollars in...
Apr 06, 2020
African Americans more likely to die from coronavirus illness, early data shows
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID-19, highlighting longstanding disparities in health and inequalities in access to medical...
Apr 06, 2020
New York Governor says coronavirus crisis may have hit plateau
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that recent data on the novel coronavirus including hospitalizations and deaths suggest the crisis now hitting the state may be hitting a plat...
Apr 06, 2020
FCC will not investigate Trump coronavirus press conference broadcasts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Monday it was rejecting a petition that sought an investigation into broadcasters that aired statements U.S. President Donald Tr...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. death toll from coronavirus tops 10,000: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally. The United States has the third highest number of reported deaths from the disease in ...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. small-business rescue loan program enters fourth day plagued by technical problems
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's $349 billion small-business rescue program entered its fourth day on Monday, plagued by ongoing technology and process...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. consumers fear for jobs, debt payments because of coronavirus: New York Fed survey
(Reuters) - The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic hit home for Americans last month, as consumers braced for job losses, anticipated spending cuts and grew more pessimistic about their ability...
Apr 06, 2020
White House, experts clash over use of drug for coronavirus
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday acknowledged that members of the task force dealing with the coronavirus outbreak clashed over the weekend abou...
Apr 06, 2020
Scramble for masks as Italian region orders coronavirus cover-up
By Alex Fraser MILAN (Reuters) - Residents in Lombardy, the Italian region worst hit by the coronavirus, have been forced to scrounge scarce protective face masks or to improvise solutions of their ow...
Apr 06, 2020
