Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. to accuse Google of labor violations in clampdown on protests, fired employees say
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint accusing Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning workers, who were fired for ...
Dec 02, 2020
Republican U.S. lawmakers may defy Trump over defense bill veto threat
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and some other Republican lawmakers pushed back on Wednesday against President Donald Trump's threa...
Dec 02, 2020
Some New York City teachers question timing of reopening schools as COVID-19 cases soar
By Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Jamie Ewing longs for the day when he can return to teaching his fourth-grade class face-to-face, safely and permanently - but he is not confident that...
Dec 02, 2020
Fed: Little to no growth in four of 12 regions as stress mounts
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials saw "little or no growth" in four of their 12 U.S. districts and only modest growth elsewhere in recent weeks amid a...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. judge declines to sanction Trump campaign over alleged ‘disinformation’ tactic
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A federal judge in Michigan has declined to reprimand President Donald Trump's campaign for submitting a court document that opposing lawyers said was purposefully misleading....
Dec 02, 2020
Mnuchin, Powell press again for deal to get economy through the COVID winter
By Ann Saphir and Dan Burns (Reuters) - The heads of the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve on Wednesday renewed calls for legislators to reach agreement on additional funds to help small bu...
Dec 02, 2020
Biden plans to keep Wray as FBI director: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will not remove Christopher Wray as FBI director if he is still in the job when the Democratic president takes office, the New York Times reported on W...
Dec 02, 2020
Israel receives its most advanced warship as Iran tensions rise
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel received its most advanced warship on Wednesday, describing the German-made vessel dubbed "Shield" as a bulwark for vulnerable Mediterranean gas rigs as te...
Dec 02, 2020
NYC man who threatened death for Biden supporters pleads not guilty to federal charges
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - (Note language in sixth paragraph.) A New York City man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he posted threats online urging the "extermination" of Democ...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. CDC shortens COVID-19 quarantine period
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said that it was adding two shorter self-quarantine periods recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus t...
Dec 02, 2020
