Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fed’s Bullard says another coronavirus economic relief bill may not be needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top official at the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Sunday the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill approved by Congress was appropriately sized and that a further relief effort ma...
Apr 05, 2020
U.S. Defense chief backs Navy decision to oust U.S. ship commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended the U.S. Navy's controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier, saying it wa...
Apr 05, 2020
Biden says coronavirus may force Democrats to hold ‘virtual’ presidential convention
(Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, said on Sunday the party may be forced to host a "virtual" nominating convention in August due...
Apr 05, 2020
U.S. enters ‘hardest, saddest’ week in coronavirus crisis
(Reuters) - The United States enters one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis with the death toll exploding in New York, Michigan and Louisiana and some governors calling for a ...
Apr 05, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 621 to 4,934
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 621 to 4,934 at 1600 GMT on April 4, the health ministry said on Sunday. As of 0800 GMT, a total of 195,524 people had b...
Apr 05, 2020
As COVID-19 deaths steady, Italy’s health minister eyes next phase
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's health minister outlined plans on Sunday for broader testing and beefed-up health services as part of a package of measures that would follow a future easing of the country's...
Apr 05, 2020
As Trump administration debated travel restrictions, thousands streamed in from China
By Katherine Eban (Reuters) - In defending his strategy against the deadly coronavirus, President Donald Trump repeatedly has said he slowed its spread into the United States by acting decisively to b...
Apr 05, 2020
How one Silicon Valley factory keeps running in the age of coronavirus
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - The managers at Green Circuits - a small Silicon Valley electronics factory - thought they would have to close when the San Francisco Bay Area directed non-essential busi...
Apr 05, 2020
No parties, no problem: Introverts don’t mind sheltering at home
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - With her painting, baking and near-constant gardening, Stephanie Hollowell kept busy at home even before efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic meant she had to stay ...
Apr 05, 2020
Exclusive: Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds: sources
By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A planned $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan would come from funds for Afghan security forces, according to three U.S. ...
Apr 05, 2020
