Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Keeping the faith: Thousands pray in Portugal’s main Catholic site for end to pandemic
FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Standing in circles marked to keep social distance, thousands of faithful gathered and held candles at one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal on Monday e...
Oct 12, 2020
California officials clash with state Republican Party over ballot drop boxes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California officials said on Monday they are sending cease-and-desist orders to state Republican leaders demanding removal of "unofficial, unauthorized" ballot collection boxes...
Oct 12, 2020
Asian stocks set to rise as tech, stimulus hopes fuel global rally
By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to rise on Tuesday as a renewed tech rally and fresh optimism that Washington would deliver a coronavirus relief package helped lift global...
Oct 12, 2020
U.S. ethics groups say Barr uses DOJ as political tool, call for his impeachment
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trump's...
Oct 12, 2020
Wisconsin says Foxconn short of 2019 jobs pledge, misses out on tax credits
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax c...
Oct 12, 2020
Apollo CEO Black says he regrets ties to Epstein, denies any wrongdoing
By Chibuike Oguh and Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management Inc Chief Executive Leon Black told the buyout firm's investors on Monday that he regretted having had ties to the late fi...
Oct 12, 2020
Global watchdogs agree rules for stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks set out to regulate cross-border stablecoins like Facebook's planned Libra with a common approach on Tuesday, saying more rules may later be needed to ens...
Oct 12, 2020
Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious: White House physician
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, 10 days after Trump announced he had c...
Oct 12, 2020
After months without fans, Atlanta arena springs to life with early voters
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta teacher Kim Franklin arrived at State Farm Arena at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, securing a spot near the front of the long line of people that snaked outside the hom...
Oct 12, 2020
Takeda group begins manufacturing COVID-19 plasma treatment ahead of approval
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Takeda Pharmaceutical Co-led group that is developing a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 has started manufacturing while the late-stage trial to determine ...
Oct 12, 2020
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