Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Asian stocks eye gains as Brexit deal hopes grow
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to rise on Thursday ahead of the Christmas break, as global investors cheered a potential Brexit deal and economic recovery prospects, largel...
Dec 23, 2020
Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang files papers to run for New York mayor
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender, has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next year's electio...
Dec 23, 2020
Massachusetts poised to enact police reforms following George Floyd’s death
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker plans to sign a police reform bill after lawmakers on Wednesday approved a compromise measure that included concessions on polic...
Dec 23, 2020
Defying Congress, Trump vetoes defense bill and threatens government shutdown
By Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a bipartisan defense policy bill on Wednesday and raised the prospect that the United States could face a g...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. to ship around 4.7 million vaccine doses next week – U.S. Army General
(Reuters) - The U.S. government and its partners will distribute 4.67 million doses of Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine next week, bringing the total number of doses slated for shipment t...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. says it has “highly credible” information Iranians created website threatening U.S. election officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. security agencies said on Wednesday that they had "highly credible information" indicating Iranian "cyber actors" almost certainly were responsible for creating a website e...
Dec 23, 2020
Three BNSF train cars ruptured, spills crude after derailment in Washington
(Reuters) - Three BNSF Railway train cars carrying crude oil ruptured and spilled an unknown amount of fuel after their derailment in Custer, Washington on Tuesday, the company said on Wednesday. "I d...
Dec 23, 2020
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt
By Rebecca Spalding and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Millions of COVID-19 vaccines are sitting unused in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign, putting the government...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump vetoes major defense bill, despite strong backing in Congress
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON xx (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday, despite its strong support in Congress,...
Dec 23, 2020
Federal judge blocks Trump administration drug pricing rule
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a last-minute Trump administration rule aimed at curbing drug prices from taking effect on Jan. 1. The rule, which would have tied Medicare reimburseme...
Dec 23, 2020
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