Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump says he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, claiming bias
By Jason Lange and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as ...
Jul 07, 2021
Center of Tropical Storm Elsa making landfall along Florida Gulf Coast- U.S NHC
(Reuters) - The center of tropical storm Elsa is making landfall in Taylor county along the north Florida Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. Elsa is located about 65 mil...
Jul 07, 2021
Delta variant already dominant in U.S., CDC estimates show
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The Delta variant is already the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States, according to data modeling done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...
Jul 07, 2021
Adams secures Democratic nomination for New York City mayor as rivals concede
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams became the uncontested Democratic nominee for New York City mayor after his two closest rivals conceded on Wednesday, putting him in posit...
Jul 07, 2021
Search for survivors in 14th day after Miami condo collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - The effort to locate survivors of a Miami area condo collapse entered its 14th day on Wednesday with the death toll at 36 and expected to rise further with officials acknowl...
Jul 07, 2021
Ex-US Marine Whelan to request transfer from Russia to U.S. to serve sentence -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The defence team of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, sentenced last year to 16 years in a Russian jail, will ask a Moscow court to move him to the United States to serve his sentence...
Jul 07, 2021
Sticker campaign targets slavery roots in New York City
By Dan Fastenberg (Reuters) - A New York-based campaign is drawing attention to prominent New Yorkers whose names are emblazoned on streets, schools, and storefronts and who it says had ties to slaver...
Jul 07, 2021
Yellen’s next test: Persuading G20 that U.S. Congress will not block tax deal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was able to help corral 130 countries to agree to a major revamp of international corporate taxation, but showing them she c...
Jul 07, 2021
Analysis-Biden kept a Trump-era border policy in place – that was a mistake, allies say
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has frustrated allies by keeping in place a Trump-era border expulsion policy opposed by human rights activists and health experts, and ha...
Jul 07, 2021
Elsa weakens to tropical storm, heads towards Florida Gulf coast
(Reuters) - Elsa weakened to a tropical storm early on Wednesday and is expected to hit the north Florida Gulf coast later in the morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It had strengthened ...
Jul 07, 2021
