Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NHC says 40% chance of cyclone over southwestern Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - A low pressure system located over the south-western Gulf of Mexico now has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wedn...
Sep 16, 2020
As some U.S. college students party, others blow the whistle
By Jan Wolfe and Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) - Some U.S. college students are doing the once-improbable: blowing the whistle on classmates who break rules aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavir...
Sep 16, 2020
Maduro security forces committed crimes against humanity: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces and allied groups have committed systematic human rights violations including killings and torture amounting to crimes against humani...
Sep 16, 2020
Futures rise on optimism around Fed; FedEx results shine
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors hoped for a pledge by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period, with upbeat quarter...
Sep 16, 2020
Lilly says antibody reduces need for hospitalization for moderate COVID-19 patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co said on Wednesday that its experimental antibody reduced the need for hospitalization and emergency room visits for patients with moderate COVID-19, accordi...
Sep 16, 2020
Exclusive: GM to manufacture own ‘family’ of EV drive systems, motors
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) - General Motors Co is set to announce plans on Wednesday to put into production an interchangeable "family" of electric vehicle (EV) drive systems and motors, boosting ...
Sep 16, 2020
Pivotal Harvard race discrimination case to be weighed by U.S. appeals court
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday will consider whether Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a closely-watched case that could im...
Sep 16, 2020
Democrat Biden to outline how he would oversee coronavirus vaccine
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will lay out on Wednesday how he plans if elected to develop and distribute a safe coronavirus vaccine, seeking to draw a contrast ...
Sep 16, 2020
Behind $12 million Breonna Taylor settlement, ‘Black America’s attorney general’ Benjamin Crump
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tamika Palmer's voice broke as she spoke about the city of Louisville, Kentucky's $12 million settlement and planned reforms after the killing of her daughter, B...
Sep 16, 2020
Category 2 Hurricane Sally makes landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama
(Reuters) - The eye of category 2 Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Sally, packing maximum sustained winds of 105 mil...
Sep 16, 2020
