Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Former Louisville detective pleads not guilty in Breonna Taylor case
(Reuters) - The only Louisville, Kentucky, police officer indicted by a grand jury investigating the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty to three counts of wanton endangerment at his a...
Sep 28, 2020
LVMH countersues Tiffany in bid to drop $16 billion acquisition
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - LVMH countersued Tiffany & Co on Monday, arguing the latter's financial mismanagement in the COVID-19 pandemic permits the French luxury goods giant to walk away from i...
Sep 28, 2020
Trump’s tax revelations spark outrage among some, but supporters defend president
By Michelle Price and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report that Donald Trump paid little or no federal income tax in recent years sparked broad outrage on Monday, from rich Democrats to teachers a...
Sep 28, 2020
The $4 trillion U.S. government relies on individual taxpayers
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's over $4 trillion annual budget, the world's largest, relies heavily on individual wage earners whose taxes and retirement benefits are dedu...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. faces ongoing court battles over TikTok, WeChat bans
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar U.S. app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeC...
Sep 28, 2020
Chicago mayor loosens COVID-related capacity restrictions for businesses including bars, restaurants
(Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday loosened COVID-19-related capacity restrictions for businesses such as bars, restaurants and health clubs, a move that will go into effect later this...
Sep 28, 2020
New York’s positive coronavirus test rate hits 1.5% as cases climb in 27 other states
By Gabriella Borter and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - The percentage of COVID-19 tests taken in New York state that have come back positive has inched up to 1.5%, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Mo...
Sep 28, 2020
Under pressure over virus, Trump to announce more tests for states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. President Donald Trump planned to announce on Monday that the government would distribute millions of rapid te...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 204,328 coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 7,095,422 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 36,335 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
Sep 28, 2020
Illegal money flows from Africa near $90 billion, U.N. study says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Africa is losing nearly $89 billion a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a U.N. stud...
Sep 28, 2020
