Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fax, mail or DHL? Overseas U.S. voters fret ahead of Nov. 3 election
By Luke Baker, Matthew Tostevin and Cassandra Garrison LONDON/BANGKOK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - By fax, courier or mail, U.S. voters abroad are going to new lengths to ensure their ballots are counted,...
Sep 23, 2020
U.S. TV shows try a new election playbook: making voting part of the story
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From "black-ish" to a "West Wing" reunion, television shows are using the power of entertainment in new ways to encourage more Americans to participate in the ...
Sep 23, 2020
Mars drops Uncle Ben’s brand image after racial stereotyping row
(Reuters) - Mars Inc said on Wednesday it was changing the name and branding of its Uncle Ben's rice products after the brand came under fire for promoting racial stereotypes. The company said it woul...
Sep 23, 2020
Special Report: A killing at sea implicates the armed forces in lawless Venezuela
By Angus Berwick and Luc Cohen CARACAS (Reuters) - Around midnight on February 23, Eulalio Bravo, a marine electrician, was dozing in his rack aboard the San Ramon, an oil tanker anchored off the coas...
Sep 23, 2020
Roche, AC Immune anti-Tau Alzheimer’s drug fails trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche and partner AC Immune said their experimental anti-Tau Alzheimer's disease drug semorinemab failed to slow cognitive decline in a trial, a fresh blow to effort...
Sep 23, 2020
Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’ drives reality check for recent share surge
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc faced a stock market reality check on Wednesday after a much hyped "Battery Day" event which Wall Street analysts judged chiefly for its omissions and hazy delivery deadlines. In...
Sep 23, 2020
Futures rise ahead of business activity data; Nike shines
By Sagarika Jaisinghani (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday ahead of data that would throw light on the pace of an economic recovery from a coronavirus-driven recession, while Nike ...
Sep 23, 2020
J&J kicks off final study of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in 60,000 volunteers
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday kicked off a final 60,000-person trial of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that potentially would simplify distribution of million...
Sep 23, 2020
Divided Europe seeks to overhaul defunct migration policies
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday overhauling the bloc's broken migration and asylum rules, seeking to end years of feuds and bitterness o...
Sep 23, 2020
Three days of tribute at U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States begins three days of tributes to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday, when members of the public will ge...
Sep 23, 2020
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