Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump tours Louisiana city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state ‘rebuilds fast’
By Nandita Bose LAKE CHARLES, La. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, receiving briefings on emergency operations and rel...
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Saturday identified two soldiers who were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash while training in Southern California as Staff Sgt. Vincent Marketta and Sgt. Tyler Shelt...
Aug 29, 2020
Trump administration halts election security briefings for Congress, citing leaks
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top intelligence office told lawmakers it will largely stop holding in-person briefings on election security, officials said on Saturday, signal...
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. CDC reports coronavirus deaths increase by 978 to 181,143
(Reuters) - The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 978 to 181,143 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday, reporting a total of 5,890,5...
Aug 29, 2020
Women march through Belarusian capital calling for Lukashenko to step down
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several thousand women marched in the capital of Belarus on Saturday waving flags, flowers and balloons in the latest in a series of anti-government protests that have gripped the c...
Aug 29, 2020
Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for foreign media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering anti-government protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election, news ...
Aug 29, 2020
Anti-racism protesters to march in Kenosha after third night of calm
By Brendan O'Brien KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Black Lives Matter organizers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, planned for a mass rally and march on Saturday as reinforced National Guard units stood by with orders...
Aug 29, 2020
Thousands protest in Mauritius over dead dolphins, demand resignations
By Giulia Paravicini (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterio...
Aug 29, 2020
In race to replace Japan’s Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal...
Aug 29, 2020
Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid growing tension with Greece over disputed claims to exploration rights in the east M...
Aug 29, 2020
