Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump invokes Defense Production Act to stop export of masks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N-95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against th...
Apr 03, 2020
French coronavirus cases jump above China’s after including nursing home tally
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confir...
Apr 03, 2020
Over 120,000 sign online petition to reinstate U.S. Navy carrier commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Navy to reinstate the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier a day after he was relieved of his c...
Apr 03, 2020
Scared, tired New York doctor: ‘It’s going to get tougher’
(Reuters) - A doctor at a New York City hospital had to make a difficult decision last weekend to send his wife and 17-month-old daughter away while he remained on the front lines of the U.S. coronavi...
Apr 03, 2020
Connecticut coronavirus cases spike, governor calls it a hot spot
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A total of 64 percent of the people tested for the novel coronavirus in Connecticut in the past 24 hours came back positive, a spike that underscored the state's status as ...
Apr 03, 2020
Kennedy granddaughter, great-grandson missing in Chesapeake Bay
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - The granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy and her young son were missing on Friday after drifting out into the Chesapeake Bay on a canoe, Maryland Governor Larry ...
Apr 03, 2020
Trump promotes voluntary use of cloth masks against coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. government is now recommending Americans wear cloth face coverings on a voluntary basis to stem the spread of the deadly...
Apr 03, 2020
Texas ‘fully prepared’ for coronavirus, does not see New York situation: governor
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Texas is fully prepared to meet hospital needs during the coronavirus pandemic and does not expect the kind of capacity problems facing New York, Governor Greg Abbott said on...
Apr 03, 2020
Defense Secretary Esper backed firing of carrier captain Crozier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper backed the Navy's firing of the commander of a coronavirus-striken aircraft carrier, the Pentagon said on Friday, amid a backlash from Democrat...
Apr 03, 2020
New England Patriots’ truck delivers masks to New York to help coronavirus effort
(Reuters) - A truck emblazoned with the colors of the New England Patriots football team was out on the streets of New York on Friday, delivering 300,000 N95 masks to a makeshift hospital set up in th...
Apr 03, 2020
