Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Twitter unfreezes New York Post account days after backlash from Republican lawmakers
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twitter said on Friday it had changed its policy on hacked materials and lifted a freeze it had placed on the account of the New York Post. ...
Oct 30, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to defuse Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
GENEVA (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Friday to urgent steps after talks to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh where hundreds have been killed in more than...
Oct 30, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Big tech stocks may face post-election headwinds, no matter who wins
By David Randall and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some investors are betting the technology and communications stocks that drove a massive rebound in U.S. markets this year will face a tou...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. judge orders ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure ballot deliveries
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Friday ordered the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to adopt "extraordinary measures" at some processing locations to ensure ...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. judge blocks Commerce Department TikTok order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a U.S. Commerce Department order barring key technical transactions with TikTok set to take effect Nov. 1...
Oct 30, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin starts prison term for role in college admissions scandal
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin began a two-month prison sentence for her role in a vast college admissions fraud scheme to help her daughters gain entry in...
Oct 30, 2020
Walmart begins returning firearms, ammunition to U.S. store floors
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Friday it has begun returning firearms and ammunitions to the floors of its U.S. stores a day after the world's largest retailer said it had removed these products. "Af...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 228,100 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 8,924,548 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 90,155 cases from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Oct 30, 2020
Days before election, economic data reveals gradual improvement, gloomy outlook
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - With the presidential election drawing near, a litany of data released this week shows the U.S. economy continues to climb out of the recession caused by the coronavirus ...
Oct 30, 2020
Betting markets favour Biden over Trump in U.S. presidential race
By Divya Chowdhury and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesday's U.S. election, with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a ...
Oct 30, 2020
