Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hurricane Laura takes aim at Texas-Louisiana coast, expected to become Category 4
(Reuters) - Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday on a steady track to hit the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast after dark, causing catastrophic damage, t...
Aug 26, 2020
VBI Vaccines selects two COVID-19 vaccine candidates for human trials
(Reuters) - VBI Vaccines Inc said on Wednesday it expected to begin human testing of two of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine candidates at the end of the year. The two candidates, VBI-2901 and VBI-29...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. cities sue ATF over untraceable ‘ghost guns’
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Chicago and three other cities on Wednesday sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), demanding it correct how it interprets what is a firearm and ...
Aug 26, 2020
Laura strengthens to major hurricane: U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Laura has strengthened into a category 3 hurricane and is expected to strengthen to category 4 later on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Hurricane Laura has maximu...
Aug 26, 2020
EU eyes initial COVID-19 vaccination for at least 40% of population
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union nations, Britain and EU partners have agreed on a blueprint for a COVID-19 vaccination plan envisaging inoculation of at least 40% of their p...
Aug 26, 2020
Mnuchin to testify Sept. 1 before House coronavirus panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will appear before a U.S. House of Representatives panel next week on the novel coronavirus crisis to discuss economic aid and stimulus pr...
Aug 26, 2020
Product found in insect repellent offers some protection against COVID-19: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) - British military scientists have discovered that a product found in insect repellent can kill the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, Sky News reported on Wednesday. The pro...
Aug 26, 2020
Wall Street strategists see market back-pedaling by year-end, Reuters poll shows
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Don't get too attached to those recent stock market gains, at least according to strategists polled by Reuters. Wall Street's rally is likely run out of fue...
Aug 26, 2020
Pressure mounts to disband Brazil’s crack anti-corruption squad
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Political pressure is growing in Brazil to disband a high-profile team of anti-corruption prosecutors that has put dozens of former executives and politicians beh...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. to execute only Native American on federal death row
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The United States is set to execute Lezmond Mitchell, a convicted murderer and the only Native American on federal death row, on Wednesday, despite opposition from the Na...
Aug 26, 2020
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