Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Coronavirus, consolidation taking toll on energy jobs
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies worldwide are taking an axe to their employment rolls, shedding workers to survive what is expected to be a prolonged stretch of weak deman...
Oct 30, 2020
Penny-pincher or deal king? Arnault gets his discount in Tiffany takeover
By Sarah White, Gwnalle Barzic, Pamela Barbaglia and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) - In the world of corporate mega mergers, a $425 million discount on a $16 billion deal is small change. But for LVMH...
Oct 30, 2020
As final weekend looms, Trump and Biden to barnstorm across Midwest
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Ahead of the final weekend before Election Day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will barnstorm across battleground states in the Midwest,...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. cities seen ill-prepared for boom in elderly population
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As the United States braces for a surge in the number of elderly people in the years ahead, most cities are ill-equipped to meet the needs o...
Oct 29, 2020
U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with over 91,000 new infections
(Reuters) - The United States broke its single-day record for new coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting over 91,000 new cases, as hospitalizations also hit new highs in many states, according ...
Oct 29, 2020
Key party in Malaysia’s ruling alliance calls for election after pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling alliance has called for an election to be held once the coronavirus pandemic is over, as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin grapples with a...
Oct 29, 2020
Delta Air Lines, pilot union reach preliminary deal to avoid furloughs
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc and the union that represents its pilots have reached a preliminary cost-cutting deal that will prevent furloughs until Jan. 1, 2022, the union said late on Thursday. D...
Oct 29, 2020
Instagram to suspend recent content amplification to stop spread of fake election news
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform to prevent the spread of misinformation around the U.S. presidential election. For users in th...
Oct 29, 2020
Wary of security issues, Japan’s government moves to shut China out of its drone supply chain
By Kaori Kaneko and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information, according to six people in governmen...
Oct 29, 2020
Battleground Pennsylvania urges counties not to delay counting mail-in ballots
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania officials on Thursday urged local election offices to begin counting mail-in ballots on Election Day, after several Republican-led counties in the ba...
Oct 29, 2020
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