Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Buffett’s Berkshire invests in several big drugmakers
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has begun investing in four large drugmakers. In a regulatory filing detailing its U.S.-listed investments as of Sept. 30, Berkshi...
Nov 16, 2020
Four astronauts headed to space station in SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four astronauts who launched into space aboard Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX were heading toward a Monday night rendezvous in NASA's first full-fledged miss...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. upgrades safety probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was upgrading a probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles over touchscreen f...
Nov 16, 2020
Biden calls on Congress to pass new COVID-19 relief package
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to come together and pass a new coronavirus relief package. In remarks on the economy, Biden urged lawmakers in both...
Nov 16, 2020
Third U.S. senator says he opposes Trump’s Fed pick Shelton
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A third senator has said he would oppose Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial pick for the Federal Reserve, former economic adviser Judy Shelton, according ...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. logs 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, deaths up 12%
(Reuters) - The United States recorded more than 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week as new infections rose in every state except for Hawaii, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county rep...
Nov 16, 2020
Breakthrough COVID vaccine tech could help defeat other diseases
By John Miller and Ludwig Burger ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Breakthrough technology that transforms the body into a virus-zapping vaccine factory is poised to revolutionise the fight against COVID-1...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump supporter hired for Commerce Department post, to push hardline China policies until January: sources
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Corey Stewart, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he can help push thr...
Nov 16, 2020
House to vote on FAA reform bill after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aircraft certific...
Nov 16, 2020
Philadelphia to ban all indoor gatherings as COVID-19 surges
(Reuters) - Philadelphia will ban all indoor gatherings and severely limit outdoor events as COVID-19 increases "exponentially" in the sixth largest U.S. city, health commissioner Thomas Farley said M...
Nov 16, 2020
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