Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Perpetual recession? Recovery in a year? For Fed, forecasters, a canyon-like split
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year from now the United States may have emerged from the economic hole dug during the pandemic with growth smartly above its previous trend and output lar...
Sep 15, 2020
FCC chair proposes requiring new disclosures of foreign funded U.S. broadcasts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said on Tuesday he has proposed requiring new public disclosures of broadcast television and radio content sponsored or provi...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 194,092 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 6,537,627 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 34,597 cases from its previous count, and said the numb...
Sep 15, 2020
Ohio judge lifts ‘arbitrary’ restrictions on ballot drop boxes
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A state judge in Ohio on Tuesday ruled that election officials can set up multiple drop boxes per county for voters to return absentee ballots in the Nov. 3 pre...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. Justice Department subpoenas publisher of John Bolton’s book: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified inform...
Sep 15, 2020
Bayer settles thousands of U.S. Roundup cases with trial attorneys
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Bayer AG has settled thousands of U.S. Roundup weed killer lawsuits as part of an $11 billion settlement, reaching deals with the only lawyers who took cases to trial over alle...
Sep 15, 2020
Oregon governor seeks more federal help as wildfires burn in U.S. West
By Shannon Stapleton and Adrees Latif (Reuters) - Oregon's governor is seeking additional federal assistance as her state battles the deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, and local res...
Sep 15, 2020
Dunkin’ Donuts parent settles New York claims over cyberattacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The parent of Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James to resolve claims it failed to respond to "brute force" cyberattacks that...
Sep 15, 2020
Exclusive: GM explores market for electric ‘flying cars’ – sources
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is exploring options in the aerial taxi market, including whether to build the vehicles known colloquially as "flying cars," as part of a push by t...
Sep 15, 2020
Becton Dickinson probes false-positive COVID-19 test results in U.S. nursing homes
(Reuters) - Becton Dickinson said on Tuesday it is investigating reports from U.S. nursing homes that its rapid coronavirus testing equipment is producing false-positive results. Tests conducted on th...
Sep 15, 2020
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