Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Tesla’s Model S price to be cut to $69,420: Musk
(Reuters) - The price of Model S sedan will be cut to $69,420 tonight, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet https://bit.ly/2H0JCP0 on Wednesday. Tesla on Tuesday cut the price o...
Oct 14, 2020
The robot dolphin that could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
By Nathan Frandino HAYWARD, Calif. (Reuters) - Darting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that jump through hoops and perform acrobatic...
Oct 14, 2020
New detail emerges in case of New York white woman charged with making false report against Black man
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A white woman who became an internet video sensation in May over a racial incident in New York's Central Park not only falsely claimed that a Black man threatened...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. states oppose settlement being negotiated by OxyContin maker Purdue and Justice Department – letter
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family wh...
Oct 14, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration to consider adding China’s Ant Group to trade blacklist – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, ...
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown
By David Brunnstrom, Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday formally warned international financial institutions doing business with indivi...
Oct 14, 2020
First collection of Shakespeare’s plays sells for almost $10 million
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) - A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare's plays for the first time sold for a record $9.97 million at auction on Wednesday, Christie's in New York said....
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 215,194 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 7.8 million cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 47,459 from its previous count, and said the number...
Oct 14, 2020
France declares public health state of emergency over COVID-19
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government on Wednesday declared a public health state of emergency, giving officials greater powers to impose new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Announcing t...
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. Army Corps clearing debris from Louisiana Calcasieu Ship Channel after Delta
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Wednesday that it may be able to clear enough debris from Hurricane Delta to open the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to vessels drafting up to...
Oct 14, 2020
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