Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Australia’s prime minister sends WeChat message to Chinese diaspora in spat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticise a "false image" of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese govern...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. prosecutors investigating potential scheme to pay bribe for Trump pardon
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court document...
Dec 01, 2020
Asian stocks rise after vaccine optimism drives Wall Street to record highs
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian markets were set to climb on Wednesday after Wall Street indexes closed at record highs as investors grow increasingly hopeful about a vaccine to combat ...
Dec 01, 2020
Georgia election official implores Trump to stop fraud rhetoric, fears ‘someone’s going to get hurt’
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top election official in Georgia on Tuesday implored U.S. President Donald Trump to "stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence" by fanning basel...
Dec 01, 2020
Monolith or just trash? Metal sculpture in Utah appears to have been demolished
(Reuters) - The mysterious metal column found standing inexplicably in a remote part of Utah's desert last month was knocked down and dismantled by a group of men who considered it "trash," according ...
Dec 01, 2020
House seen backing bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exch...
Dec 01, 2020
Most U.S. states expect to vaccinate healthcare workers within three weeks: CDC meeting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most state and local jurisdictions expect to be able to vaccinate their healthcare workers within three weeks of receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, an official from t...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud: AP
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has not uncovered any evidence of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election, despite President Donald Trump's repeated cl...
Dec 01, 2020
‘Juno’ actor Elliot Page comes out as transgender
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" and "The Umbrella Academy," formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Ellio...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden legal team says Trump lawsuits will not change Georgia outcome
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday they were confident the lawsuits filed by President Donald Trump's legal team in Georgia would fail to overturn Biden's w...
Dec 01, 2020
