Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
After summer of protests, U.S. National Guard puts troops on standby for coming months: officials
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a summer of civil unrest over racial injustice in the United States, the National Guard has put hundreds of military police on standby specifically to help l...
Oct 06, 2020
As U.S. job growth stalls, some workers face long-term unemployment
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - More than six months after the pandemic ravaged the U.S. labor market, millions of Americans who are still unemployed are bracing for the possibility that the jobs they h...
Oct 06, 2020
Nearly 4 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record election turnout
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the November election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout...
Oct 06, 2020
Pence-Harris VP debate to draw outsized attention after Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis
By James Oliphant and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This week's vice presidential debate has taken on an outsized and perhaps unprecedented significance, with questions about President Donald Trum...
Oct 06, 2020
Exclusive: Taliban, Afghan negotiators agree ground rules to continue peace talks
(Reuters) - Taliban officials and Afghan representatives have agreed on a code of conduct that sets ground rules to advance their peace talks in Doha, three official sources said on Tuesday. The deleg...
Oct 06, 2020
European Parliament set for tight vote on ‘historic’ climate law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the European Parliament expect a tight vote on Tuesday on the European Union's new climate target for 2030, with support splintered over the bloc's gre...
Oct 06, 2020
Syria’s Assad calls Turkey’s Erdogan the ‘main instigator’ in Nagorno-Karabakh: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, speaking in an interview with Russia's RI...
Oct 06, 2020
Mid-recovery, coronavirus spreading, global central bankers take stock
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's top central bankers have opened the taps with trillions of dollars in promised credit to prevent a global pandemic from causing a global economic...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House
By Alexandra Alper and Deena Beasley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans...
Oct 05, 2020
U.S. House’s antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms: lawmaker
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a "thinly veiled call to break up" the companies, Republican Congressman Ken Buck sa...
Oct 05, 2020
