Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Postal Service warns ruling could undermine mail before election
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service asked a federal judge to clarify a ruling on election mail, warning the decision could hinder the agency's ability to make prompt mai...
Oct 06, 2020
Biden campaign takes extra steps to keep him safe from COVID-19
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - When Jill Biden noticed her husband standing too close to journalists for her comfort while taking questions on Monday, she walked up an...
Oct 06, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Personal protection against COVID-19 became a flashpoint on the campaign trail after President Donald Trump removed his mask on his return to the White House from hospital. Rival Joe Biden...
Oct 06, 2020
Exclusive: ‘Big progress’ in Brexit talks leaves EU seeing trade deal closer – sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the EU are close to agreement on reciprocal social security rights for their citizens after Brexit, two diplomatic sources said, with one describ...
Oct 06, 2020
‘Trump defeats COVID’ commemorative coin goes on sale
(Reuters) - The White House Gift Shop, which is not affiliated to the White House, has started taking pre-orders for a "President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID" commemorative coin. Last in a series of...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. trade deficit jumps to largest in 14 years in August
(Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit surged in August to the largest in 14 years with imports climbing again, suggesting that trade could be a drag on economic growth in the third quarter. The Commerce ...
Oct 06, 2020
Exclusive: Moderna vaccine trial contractors fail to enroll enough minorities, prompting slowdown
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Private contractors hired by Moderna Inc to recruit volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial failed to enroll enough Black, Latino and Native American part...
Oct 06, 2020
Stock futures muted after S&P 500, Dow hit over two-week high
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as investors booked profits after a rally that sent the S&P 500 and the Dow to their highest levels in more than two weeks, w...
Oct 06, 2020
Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Britain's Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and U.S. scientist Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenome...
Oct 06, 2020
Twitter is testing how its misinformation labels can be more obvious, direct
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter is rethinking how the labels it applies to misinformation look and work, its head of site integrity told Reuters in an interview, as the social media company...
Oct 06, 2020
