Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Indian state criminalizes ‘forced’ religious conversions by marriage
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW (Reuters) - India's ruling Hindu nationalist party approved a decree in the country's most populous state on Tuesday laying out prison terms for anyone compelling others to c...
Nov 24, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, capping a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve an inv...
Nov 24, 2020
Beyonce leads 2021 Grammy nominations with nine nods
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Beyonce led nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards on Tuesday with nine nods, followed by Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Roddy Ricch who got six apiece. Swift and Dua Lipa will com...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. senators urge Facebook, Twitter for tighter checks before Georgia runoff election
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on the heads of Facebook and Twitter for information on steps the social media firms are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation ah...
Nov 24, 2020
Analysis: Dow cracks 30,000, a psychological boost during a pandemic
By Alden Bentley (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average clocked its fastest 10,000 point run up to cross 30,000 for the first time on Tuesday, giving the stock market a psychological boost at a ...
Nov 24, 2020
New York sued over homeless shelters’ Internet gap for remote school
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Homeless families and legal advocates sued New York City on Tuesday, claiming a gap in reliable Internet service to 27 homeless shelters where thousands of stu...
Nov 24, 2020
Dow Jones hits 30,000 as Wall Street bets on 2021 bounce
(Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 30,000-mark for the first time on Tuesday, as optimism that COVID-19 vaccines will open the way to economic recovery next year fueled Wall Str...
Nov 24, 2020
Pennsylvania finalizes U.S. election results for Biden: governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania has certified its Nov. 3 election results, finalizing Democrat Joe Biden as winner of the U.S. presidential contest, the state's governor said on Tuesday, cementing...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence falls in November: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in November likely as a widespread surge in new COVID-19 infections and business restrictions outweighed encouraging news on vac...
Nov 24, 2020
With U.S. hospitals overrun, surgeon general urges Americans to ‘hold on’
By Susan Heavey and Nick Brown (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Tuesday pleaded with Americans to grasp "the severity of the moment" and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemi...
Nov 24, 2020
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