Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Three of ten Americans laid off in coronavirus crisis worried about food, shelter: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three of 10 Americans who lost work during the coronavirus pandemic said they may have trouble paying for food or housing after a $600-per-week enhanced unemployment...
Aug 12, 2020
German institute says COVID-19 vaccine could be available in autumn
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's leading infectious disease institute said on Wednesday a first vaccine against the coronavirus could be available as early as autumn but warned that it may take longer ...
Aug 12, 2020
Vaping linked to risk of COVID-19 in teens, young adults
(Reuters) - Vaping may be associated with a five to seven times increased risk of COVID-19 among U.S. teenagers and young adults, a study published on Tuesday suggests. Researchers at the Stanford Uni...
Aug 12, 2020
Fed’s Rosengren says slowdown in economic activity likely to continue
(Reuters) - The slowdown in economic activity is likely to continue as states put more restrictions in place to control the virus, and the momentum to return to full employment could fade as consumers...
Aug 12, 2020
‘The final blow’ – Beirut blast batters struggling hospitals
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - The St. George Hospital where Soha Khalaf works as a nurse lies less than a mile from Beirut port. She had no time to recover from the enormous explosion that blast...
Aug 12, 2020
From one hotspot to another: Twin ER doctors on COVID-19 front lines in New York, Miami
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City in April, physician Michael D'Urso was scrambling to care for the seemingly ever-increasing number of p...
Aug 12, 2020
NCAA college football cancellations could send networks, advertisers scrambling into 2021
By Sheila Dang and Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The cancellation of the fall college football season due to the coronavirus pandemic could send networks, athletic conferences and advertisers scrambling to ...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. consumer prices accelerate in July; inflation remains under control
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in July, with a measure of underlying inflation rising by the most in 29-1/2 years as the costs of goods and ...
Aug 12, 2020
Mnuchin declines to say if U.S. COVID-19 aid deal can be reached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the White House and top Democrats in Congress may not be able to reach a deal on coronavirus aid, in the fifth day ...
Aug 12, 2020
Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said on Wednesday that police had fired live rounds at protesters in the city of Brest and arrested more than 1,000 people nationwide, intensifying a crac...
Aug 12, 2020
