Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits increased further last week, suggesting that an explosion in new COVID-19 infections and business restricti...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. surpasses 2,000 COVID deaths in a day with hospitals already full
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and with hospitals across the country already full, portending a surge in mortalities to come as th...
Nov 25, 2020
Special Report: To reopen or not to reopen – That is the fraught question for U.S. schools
By Kristina Cooke, Benjamin Lesser and M.B. Pell (Reuters) - After a two-week deluge of calls and messages from parents - and at least one death threat - the school board in Chandler, Arizona, called ...
Nov 25, 2020
S&P, Dow futures muted ahead of weekly jobless claims
By Shriya Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Futures linked to the S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued on Wednesday, a day after the blue-chip index crossed 30,000, with focus turning to the weekly jobless claims ...
Nov 25, 2020
World scrambles for vaccine deals as COVID infections near 60 million
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Countries around the world are scrambling to finalise vaccine deals as the global number of coronavirus infections approached 60 million on Wednesday, scientists urged caution...
Nov 25, 2020
Tesla to recall 9,136 Model X cars: NHTSA
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc has filed to recall about 9,136 Model X cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2020/RCLRPT-20V710-9316.PDF on Wedn...
Nov 25, 2020
African envoys head for Ethiopia where thousands of war dead reported
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union envoys headed to Ethiopia on Wednesday hours before a government ultimatum was to expire for northern forces to surrender in a three-week war that has sha...
Nov 25, 2020
Canadian police supervisor who oversaw Huawei CFO arrest set for more questioning
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Testimony from the Canadian police supervisor who oversaw the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou two years ago will continue on Wednesday, with...
Nov 25, 2020
Explainer: Can Trump’s lawyers be disciplined for making false claims?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - In the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump lost the election, his lead lawyer Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly made baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and the campaign ...
Nov 25, 2020
Exclusive: White House considers lifting European travel restrictions – sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries...
Nov 25, 2020
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