Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russian court frees U.S. investor Calvey and colleagues from house arrest: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's supreme court has ruled that U.S. investor Michael Calvey and other executives of private equity firm Baring Vostok be released from house arrest, the RIA news agency repor...
Nov 12, 2020
Antivirals, therapies for early intervention need of the hour to tackle COVID-19: Fauci
(Reuters) - U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Thursday that efforts are underway in the U.S. to push for the development of antivirals and other therapies for early intervention dur...
Nov 12, 2020
Migrant smugglers see boost from U.S. pandemic border policy
By Laura Gottesdiener and Sarah Kinosian MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - These days, Martin Salgado's migrant shelter in the city of San Luis Rio Colorado on Mexico's border with the United States feels...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. appeals court upholds Harvard University affirmative action program
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University's use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative action opponents who said the school's policy dis...
Nov 12, 2020
Dow, S&P 500 drop at open as COVID-19 cases surge
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell at the open on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline for the mass roll-out of an effective vaccine. The Dow Jones I...
Nov 12, 2020
‘Elders’ group of ex-leaders founded by Mandela urges Trump to accept defeat
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Elders, a group of prominent former world leaders, voiced concern on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to concede electoral defeat, saying it showed disrespect f...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to seven-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seven-month low last week, but the pace of decline has slowed and further improvement could be limi...
Nov 12, 2020
Seven Sinai peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash: Israeli source
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A helicopter with a U.S.-led peacekeeper force in the Egyptian Sinai has crashed, killing seven force members, an Israeli source said on Thursday. The Multinational Force and Obs...
Nov 12, 2020
Cano Health to list via $4.4 billion merger with Barry Sternlicht-backed SPAC
(Reuters) - Healthcare provider Cano Health LLC will be taken public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by real estate investor Barry Sternlicht, in a deal worth $4.4 billion deal, inc...
Nov 12, 2020
As Trump refuses to concede, some bettors hold out too
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Krystal Hu LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's challenge of the U.S. election result in the courts has emboldened some to bet he can still win, even as most ...
Nov 12, 2020
