Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden to focus on coronavirus as Trump pushes to overturn election
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will meet with healthcare workers on the front lines of the raging coronavirus health crisis in a virtual...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. to approve 737 MAX return as Boeing faces strong headwinds
By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co is set on Wednesday to wi...
Nov 17, 2020
Michael B. Jordan named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Black Panther" actor Michael B. Jordan was named People's magazine's 'sexiest man alive' on Tuesday, the third Black actor in a row to be given the annual pop culture honor. J...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had authorized the first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The test, manufactured by Lucira H...
Nov 17, 2020
As options dwindle, Trump allies ask court to halt Biden’s win in Nevada
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign on Tuesday announced a lawsuit to halt President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Nevada, the latest in a flurry of challenges that legal ex...
Nov 17, 2020
Women handling the dead: More female morticians in South Korea as taboo fades
By Sangmi Cha and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views on gender ro...
Nov 17, 2020
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says Kenosha post did not violate ‘call to arms’ policy
By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators on Tuesday that a page which posted a "call to arms" during protests in Kenosha, Wisco...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump has fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs, saying he had made a "highly inaccurate" statement on ...
Nov 17, 2020
Asia stocks set for sluggish start after Wall Street declines
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities were set for a sluggish open on Wednesday, tracking a lower Wall Street session as concerns over rising coronavirus cases and fresh lockdowns dampe...
Nov 17, 2020
Republican Senator Loeffler to debate Democratic challenger Warnock in Georgia December 6
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler has agreed to debate Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in December, her spokesman said Tuesday, setting up a face-of...
Nov 17, 2020
