Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Severe COVID-19 riskier than heart attack for young adults; antibiotic shows no benefit
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 09, 2020
Epstein accuser says Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition should be made public
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who said she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking urged a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to unseal a deposition by Ghislaine Maxwell that the British sociali...
Sep 09, 2020
A Trump security chief acknowledges role of white supremacist extremists in U.S. urban violence
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's acting homeland security chief on Wednesday acknowledged that white supremacist extremists played a role in this year's urban violence...
Sep 09, 2020
White House says Trump to deliver remarks on judicial appointments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver remarks on judicial appointments at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. White House Press Secretary Kayle...
Sep 09, 2020
Outside Georgia’s Fort Benning, a military town closes ranks around Trump
By Rich McKay COLUMBUS, Ga. (Reuters) - In Columbus, Georgia, a city of just under 200,000 people near the U.S. Army's sprawling Fort Benning, many residents remain reluctant to criticize President Do...
Sep 09, 2020
Kevin Spacey sued for alleged assault, battery in 1980s by Rapp and another person
By Jill Serjeant and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Actor Kevin Spacey was sued on Wednesday by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person for assault and battery in the 1980s, when both were under...
Sep 09, 2020
Exclusive: J.C. Penney on cusp of rescue deal with landlords
By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc's landlords are nearing a deal to rescue the beleaguered department store chain from bankruptcy proceedings, averting a liq...
Sep 09, 2020
New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept 30: governor
(Reuters) - New York City restaurants will be able to resume indoor dining at 25-percent capacity with some restrictions on September 30, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. (reporting b...
Sep 09, 2020
Trump says he minimized coronavirus, didn’t want to create panic: Woodward book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump acknowledged in February he knew how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic, accordi...
Sep 09, 2020
Some scientists spot “unlikely” patterns in Russia vaccine data: letter
By Polina Ivanova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twenty-six scientists, most of them working at universities in Italy, have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the early-sta...
Sep 09, 2020
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