Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NYC’s Staten Islanders vote for return to ‘normal’ in U.S. election
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. Election Day approaches, residents of a New York City enclave agree that they want to make America "normal" again. They just don't agree on how to get ther...
Oct 30, 2020
Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude of up 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said. People flooded to th...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases as election looms
By Lisa Shumaker and Aleksandra Michalska (Reuters) - A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity and killing up to 1,000 people a day, the l...
Oct 30, 2020
Biden farms for crucial votes in Trump Country
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek (Reuters) - By planting a sign in early October supporting Joe Biden on a country road near her Minnesota dairy farm, Meg Stuedemann initially stood out from her n...
Oct 30, 2020
Britain again touts ‘tiered’ approach to COVID as neighbours lock down
By Alistair Smout and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's "tiered" approach to reining in the coronavirus appears to be working, the foreign minister said on Friday, as EU neighbours France and G...
Oct 30, 2020
Exclusive: Investor group says Apollo director overseeing Epstein review is not independent
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group representing U.S. pension funds says the head of an Apollo Global Management Inc committee overseeing the investigation of CEO Leon Black's ties to lat...
Oct 30, 2020
‘Eat out to help out’ offer contributed to UK second COVID wave: study
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's "Eat out to help out" discount scheme to boost spending at restaurants, cafes and pubs over the summer helped spread the coronavirus and...
Oct 30, 2020
Wall Street futures drop on underwhelming updates from tech companies
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Friday as dismal business updates from technology mega-caps including Apple Inc fueled investor worries, adding to their concerns about a...
Oct 30, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan meet in Geneva for Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan arrived in Geneva for talks on Friday to resolve a conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, where hundreds have been killed...
Oct 30, 2020
Change Meow: the California neighborhood where dogs and cats are vying for mayor
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - One Californian neighborhood had had enough of the acrimonious atmosphere among people ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. elections. So the local street's mayoral contest this weeken...
Oct 30, 2020
