Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Santa, barred from malls and chimneys, enters homes via interactive video
(Reuters) - Santa cannot sit with kids in shopping malls this year, but they can still tell him their Christmas wishlist in a video chat at home. Technology company Storyfile has come up with an artif...
Nov 19, 2020
CDC recommends Americans don’t travel for Thanksgiving
By Rebecca Spalding and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it recommends Americans do not travel during the Thanksgiving holiday next week to mitig...
Nov 19, 2020
Death toll from Iota slowly rises in Central America amid ongoing rescue efforts
By Gustavo Palencia and Ismael Lopez TEGUCIGALPA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from storm Iota is slowly rising in Central America as authorities on Thursday said they'd recovered more bodies...
Nov 19, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nearly 50% in 2 weeks, ushering in new shutdowns
By Anurag Maan and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50% in the last 14 days, straining the nation's healthcare system...
Nov 19, 2020
U.S. agency opens regulatory proceeding to ensure self-driving car safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Thursday they are opening a formal regulatory proceeding that could eventually result in the adoption of new safety standards for autonomous veh...
Nov 19, 2020
Biden’s possible attorney general pick has moderate track record – progressive critics
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to end the federal death penalty and eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, but some progressives say a potential pick fo...
Nov 19, 2020
Southwest deploys team to bring 737 MAX jets out of desert
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines has sent a team of mechanics to Victorville, California to start the long process of bringing its 34 Boeing 737 MAX jets out of their desert hi...
Nov 19, 2020
Trump campaign drops Michigan lawsuit: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Thursday it was withdrawing its lawsuit disputing vote results in Michigan, in another faltering legal attempt to challenge...
Nov 19, 2020
Model Y drags down Tesla’s ranking in annual reliability survey by Consumer Reports
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's newly introduced Model Y crossover, which has had body-hardware and paint issues, dragged down the electric-car maker's standing in Consumer Reports maga...
Nov 19, 2020
Big Tobacco gets a pandemic pick-me-up
By Martinne Geller and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Danielle Eddy, a smoker for 20 years, quit at the start of 2019. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the 42-year-old spirits industry consultant lit ...
Nov 19, 2020
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