Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. driving falls 11.1% in November as COVID-19 cases rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travel on U.S. roads fell 11.1% in November, a steeper decline over October road use as coronavirus cases increased, the U.S. Transportation Department said Friday. The U.S. gov...
Jan 22, 2021
Even without Keystone XL, U.S. set for record Canadian oil imports
By Nia Williams and Devika Krishna Kumar CALGARY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Keystone XL pipeline project may be dead, but the United States is still poised to pull in record imports of Canadian oil in c...
Jan 22, 2021
Developer complains to EU over Apple, Google app rules after COVID game rejected
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A German app developer has filed a complaint with European Union antitrust authorities against Google and Apple which he said last year rejected a game aimed at en...
Jan 22, 2021
New U.S. national security adviser talks to European, Japanese officials: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House's new national security chief on Thursday held introductory calls with officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan, according to a National Secu...
Jan 22, 2021
Futures down as IBM, Intel fall after results
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid from record levels on Friday as shares of blue-chip technology companies Intel and IBM tumbled following their quarterly results...
Jan 22, 2021
‘Heroic hymn of the people’: Chinese government film marks year since Wuhan lockdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - China premiered a patriotic documentary film on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown, part of a broader effort by authorities to cast the governm...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden names U.S. SEC Commissioner Herren Lee acting head of regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has named U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, a Democrat, as acting chief of the financial industry regulator, the ...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to U.S. COVID-19 program
By Melissa Fares and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walmart Inc is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in seven more states, as well as in Chicago and Puerto Rico, this week and...
Jan 22, 2021
Senators to ask Biden to restore POW-MIA flag to White House after Trump departure
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several lawmakers plan to urge President Joe Biden on Friday to restore a flag honoring missing war veterans to the White House, according to a copy of a lett...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people...
Jan 22, 2021
