Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Massive Oregon wildfire grows worse, forcing more residents to flee
By David Ryder BLY, Ore. (Reuters) - Fed by hot, dry winds, the country's biggest wildfire ripped through more acreage in a southern Oregon forest on Monday, with more than 2,100 residents near the Ca...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. to house Afghan visa applicants at Fort Lee, Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has agreed for Afghan special immigrant visa applicants to be housed initially at Fort Lee, Virginia, a U.S. Army base about 30 miles (48 km) sout...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. coronavirus cases rise, fueling fears of resurgence
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the United States and abroad is fueling fears of a pandemic resurgence and sending shockwaves through the stock market as...
Jul 19, 2021
Prince Harry writing memoir for publication in late 2022
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Britain's Prince Harry is writing a memoir about his life that will be published in late 2022, publisher Penguin Random House said on Monday. The "intimate and heartfelt" book w...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. recession ended in April 2020, making it shortest on record
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. recession touched off by the coronavirus lasted only two months, ending with a low point reached in April 2020 after the start of a sharp drop in eco...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. court sentences Paul Hodgkins to prison for role in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday handed down an eight-month prison term to Paul Hodgkins for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, making him the first defendant among hun...
Jul 19, 2021
Biden urges Americans “please, please” get vaccinated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated for the coronavirus on Monday with the unvaccinated responsible for a surge in cases that contributed to a drop in the...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. declined to prosecute Trump Commerce chief after watchdog findings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute the Trump administration's Commerce Department chief Wilbur Ross after the department's inspector general's office found he mis...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. Attorney General issues broad ban against seizing media records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland formalized a new policy on Monday that broadly prohibits prosecutors from subpoenaing reporters' phone and email records, an abrupt shift a...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. investor Calvey tells court: Find me innocent and Russia will get billions in investment
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. investor Michael Calvey on Monday told a Moscow court trying him on embezzlement charges that an innocent verdict in his case would trigger billions of dollars in foreign inves...
Jul 19, 2021
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