Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fed sees ‘strong capital levels’ at banks after stress tests, greenlights share buybacks
By Pete Schroeder and David Henry WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand over $600 billion in losses from a short sharp economic slump, as well as a moderate lo...
Dec 18, 2020
UK government makes push to persuade U.S. to lift travel restrictions -sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The British government is making a concerted effort to persuade the Trump administration to lift or soften travel restrictions that bar most people in the Un...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. to lift UK travel ban as early as next week -The Telegraph
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump could lift the U.S. travel ban on the UK and Europe as early as next week, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing industry and aviation sources. Trump is expe...
Dec 18, 2020
Broad attack by hackers sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
By Jack Stubbs (Reuters) - Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a ...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. House Majority Leader Hoyer sets 5 p.m deadline for next steps to fund gov’t
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With fewer than 10 hours remaining before U.S. government agencies run out of money, U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer set a 5 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) deadlin...
Dec 18, 2020
Trump remains willing to take coronavirus vaccine -spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Spokesman Brian Morgenstern on Friday said that President Donald Trump remains willing to take the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine when the time is right, noting tha...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. says Ghislaine Maxwell should stay behind bars, deserves no bail
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday said Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with helping enable his sexual abuses, should remain in jail...
Dec 18, 2020
Iconic Washington Monument shut after COVID-infected Interior Secretary’s visit
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department said on Friday it has temporarily closed the Washington Monument because of a shortage of staff due to quarantines following a recent visit by Interior Secreta...
Dec 18, 2020
Airports advised to step up security efforts for COVID-19 vaccine cargo
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airports around the world are being advised to step up security efforts to protect COVID-19 vaccine shipments amid police warnings of potential targeting from criminal networks. T...
Dec 18, 2020
Biden team says it has some defense dept officials not cooperating in transition
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has met resistance to its requests for information from some officials in the Department of Defense, an official on Biden's tea...
Dec 18, 2020
