Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden will order masks on planes and trains, increase disaster funds to fight coronavirus
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign 10 executive orders on Thursday to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including directing that disaster funds be used t...
Jan 21, 2021
Three killed in military helicopter crash in New York
(Reuters) - Three New York National Guard members were killed on Wednesday evening when a military helicopter they were in crashed in the town of Mendon, New York, while on a routine training mission,...
Jan 21, 2021
Anti-fascist protesters vandalize Oregon Democrats’ office on Biden inaugural day
(Reuters) - Anti-government and anti-fascist protesters vandalized a Democratic Party office and scuffled with police in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, protesting the inauguration of President Joe Bid...
Jan 20, 2021
Wanted: Communist Party leadership to keep Vietnam in sweet spot amid U.S.-China tensions
By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gathers for a congress next week that will help shape the country's global role for the next five years, selecting new ...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden White House pledges data, transparency, respect for free press
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's press secretary held her first news conference on Wednesday, seven hours after Biden's inauguration, vowing to bring truth and transparency back to governm...
Jan 20, 2021
U.S. ends program sending asylum seekers to Mexico to wait for court hearings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the first day under President Joe Biden, suspended all new enrollments in a program that has pushed tens of thousands of migrants to w...
Jan 20, 2021
Tesla fourth-quarter registrations in California jump 63%: data
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's vehicle registrations in the U.S. state of California jumped nearly 63% during the fourth quarter compared with last year, largely due to the success of the company's Model Y, ...
Jan 20, 2021
Twitter says locked account of China’s U.S. embassy for Xinjiang-related tweet
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Twitter has locked the account of China's U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China's policies in the Xinjiang region, which the U.S. social media platform said violated the fi...
Jan 20, 2021
U.S. Senate approves Haines as Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved Avril Haines as the Director of National Intelligence, the nation's top intelligence job, making her the first of President Joe Biden's nom...
Jan 20, 2021
UK researchers say lateral flow tests detect the most infectious COVID cases
LONDON (Reuters) - Rapid lateral flow tests will likely identify the most infectious COVID-19 cases with higher viral loads despite concerns over the overall sensitivity of the tests, Oxford Universit...
Jan 20, 2021
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