Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
What are the Fed’s new hurdles for rate hikes? Only the Fed knows
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday effectively established a three-part test that must be met before it will raise interest rates: the economy must be...
Sep 18, 2020
Kremlin: bottle in Navalny case could have been evidence, but was removed from Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Germany and other western governments say was poisoned with a nerve a...
Sep 18, 2020
EU agrees purchase deal for Sanofi/GSK COVID-19 vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed an advance purchase agreement with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline to buy the companies' potential COVID-19 vaccine, according to a tweet from European He...
Sep 18, 2020
China’s Tencent rebrands WeChat work app ahead of Trump ban
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has changed the name of its WeChat Work office collaboration app to WeCom, setting it up as a potential alternative to its messaging...
Sep 18, 2020
Tech savvy, flexible workers boost COVID-hit Nordic economies
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Helen Balfors, a project leader at Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, has been working from home for longer than most of her colleagues after returning from a skiing ...
Sep 18, 2020
U.N. investigator on Belarus warns of ‘another iron curtain’
GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. investigator warned of the possibility of "another iron curtain" descending in Europe during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus in Geneva on Friday. "L...
Sep 18, 2020
Explainer: What happens next with UK plan to breach Brexit divorce treaty?
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead with legislation on trade despite a warning from Brussels that it could wreck their future relationship and a...
Sep 18, 2020
Tesla wins case against former employee accused of hacking, transferring data
(Reuters) - U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc won its case against a former employee, who was fired for hacking and transferring company data to third parties, according to court documents filed on Thu...
Sep 18, 2020
In bumpy U.N. dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea i...
Sep 17, 2020
China says it’s conducting military exercises near Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait in response to the current situation there and to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrit...
Sep 17, 2020
On Air Now
Sun Aug 2
Sheboygan, WI, USA
72°FFeels Like: 73°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-NE
Humidity: 78%
