Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Former U.S. VP Gore says Trump is putting ‘knee on the neck of democracy’
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to "put his knee on the neck of democracy" by undermining mail-in ballots and sowing dou...
Aug 25, 2020
Jerry Falwell Jr. confirms he has resigned as head of Liberty University: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and former head of the Christian institution Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr., confirmed on Tuesday he has resigned as president fr...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 176,617 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 394 to 176,617 and reported 5,715,567 cases, an incre...
Aug 25, 2020
Trump says nominating acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Wolf to permanent post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, to permanently serve in the role of agency Secretary. ...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. Senate Democrats unveil $400 billion-a-year plan to tackle climate change
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than $400 billion a year to eliminate U....
Aug 25, 2020
Hurricane Laura approaches U.S. Gulf Coast forcing tens of thousands to evacuate
(Reuters) - Hurricane Laura was bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, threatening fierce winds and storm surge from San Luis Pass, Texas to Ocean Springs, Mississippi and prompting thousands...
Aug 25, 2020
Canada has effectively moved to block China’s Huawei from 5G, but can’t say so
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that has not formally blocked Huawei from 5G networks, but it has effectively done just th...
Aug 25, 2020
Trump administration ‘fine’ with China’s trade deal implementation: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trump administration officials are satisfied that China is implementing the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, following a high-level call to review progress, White Hous...
Aug 25, 2020
Factbox: Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 17 members have tested or been presumed positive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 17 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - nine Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Sena...
Aug 25, 2020
American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs when U.S. aid expires in October
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Tuesday it will cut 19,000 U.S. jobs in October as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on air travel, unless the government extends...
Aug 25, 2020
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