Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
A ghostly downtown Louisville braces for Breonna Taylor grand jury decision
By Bryan Woolston and Jonathan Allen LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - The police department in Louisville, Kentucky, was restricting vehicle access downtown on Tuesday ahead of an expected decision by a gr...
Sep 22, 2020
At U.N., Trump demands action against China over virus, Xi urges cooperation
By Michelle Nichols and Steve Holland (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump used the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to attack China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the wor...
Sep 22, 2020
Vatican officials defend accord with China after Pompeo criticism
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican officials have defended their intention to renew an accord with Beijing that gives the pope say over the appointment of Chinese bishops, following a...
Sep 22, 2020
CDC asks Americans to avoid trick-or-treating, indoor Halloween parties
(Reuters) - Americans should avoid door-to-door trick-or-treating, attending crowded and indoor parties, and wearing costume masks this Halloween to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the U....
Sep 22, 2020
Walmart to test drone delivery of COVID-19 test kits
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it would run a pilot project to deliver self-collection test kits for coronavirus through automated drones at customers' doorsteps. The U.S. retailer has partne...
Sep 22, 2020
At U.N., China’s Xi says no intention to fight ‘a Cold War or hot one’ with any country
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that Beijing has "no intention to fight either a Cold War or a hot one with any country," as...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. existing home sales near 14-year high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales surged to their highest level in nearly 14 years in August as the housing market continued to outperform the broad economy, though record home prices could be an...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. regulator to abandon proposed whistleblower caps, tighter tip deadlines – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is poised to walk back a proposal to impose discretionary caps on whistleblower awards and tighten deadlines for formally filing tips when it votes...
Sep 22, 2020
“Unacceptable” if Mexicans subjected to medical abuse in U.S. custody, minister says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is interviewing at least six women who may have been subject to improper hysterectomies at an immigration detention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, Foreign Minister...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. motorists drove 11% fewer miles in July than a year earlier: DOT
(Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 262.4 billion vehicle miles in July, 33.2 billion vehicle miles fewer than the same month a year earlier, as government lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus kep...
Sep 22, 2020
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