Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. sanctions three new Iranian organizations for alleged election disinformation
(Reuters) - The United States Treasury has imposed sanctions on three new Iranian organizations in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the 2020 election, according to a statem...
Oct 22, 2020
Walmart sues federal government over opioid case
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking clarity on the roles and legal responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacies in filling opioid ...
Oct 22, 2020
Exclusive: Biden campaign tells miners it supports domestic production of EV metals
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Joe Biden's campaign has privately told U.S. miners it would support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles, solar panels and other produc...
Oct 22, 2020
Trump plans to vote early on Saturday in Florida: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to cast an early vote in the U.S. presidential election while visiting Florida this weekend, White House spokesman Judd Deere said on Thursday. Deer...
Oct 22, 2020
White House releases raw footage of Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview
(Reuters) - The White House on Thursday released raw footage from U.S. President Donald Trump's contentious interview with "60 Minutes" reporter Lesley Stahl, breaking an agreement to keep the materia...
Oct 22, 2020
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court’s rightward move could benefit oil and gas interests
By Valerie Volcovici and Jessica Resnick-Ault WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The addition of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, moving it further rightward, could have significant consequences f...
Oct 22, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 221,438 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 8,312,667 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 63,656 from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Oct 22, 2020
India’s richest state invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into country
(Reuters) - India's richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering the country next year. In a tweet http...
Oct 22, 2020
U.S. Postal Service has delivered more than 100 million ballots
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov. 3 presidential ...
Oct 22, 2020
Windswept Colorado wildfire prompts evacuations, closure of national park
(Reuters) - An explosive Colorado wildfire that has already forced several evacuations prompted the closure of Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday as officials expected high winds to give firefig...
Oct 22, 2020
