Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Portland police declare ‘riot’ as protesters light fire at offices
(Reuters) - Police in Portland, Oregon late on Monday declared a "riot" after protesters lit a fire at the police association offices near the U.S. city's North Lombard Street and North Campbell Avenu...
Aug 25, 2020
Gas and nuclear industries fight to the end for ‘green’ EU investment label
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The gas and nuclear industries have ramped up lobbying to secure last-ditch changes to European rules defining which investments are sustain...
Aug 25, 2020
Exclsuive: FDA commissioner disputes Trump, says no ‘deep state’ elements delaying vaccine
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not made up of "deep state" elements that are trying to delay a coronavirus vaccine as President Donald Trump has su...
Aug 24, 2020
Couple who pointed guns at protesters tell Republican convention that suburbs in peril
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - A white St. Louis couple who brandished guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home in June were given a prominent speaking slot at the Republican National Convent...
Aug 24, 2020
Daughter of NZ mosque victim tells gunman: consider ‘beauty of diversity’ while in prison
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The daughter of a woman killed in the New Zealand mosque shootings challenged white supremacist Brenton Tarrant at his sentencing hearing to use his life in pri...
Aug 24, 2020
Asian stocks near two-year high as virus treatment hopes lift mood
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets opened higher on Tuesday following a Wall Street rally driven by vaccine hopes, while the dollar found some support ahead of a key central bank speech. Also ...
Aug 24, 2020
Top U.S., Chinese official optimistic on Phase 1 trade deal after phone call: USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Monday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office said i...
Aug 24, 2020
Exclusive: Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O'Donnell CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines befo...
Aug 24, 2020
Campaign says Biden to be regularly tested for coronavirus
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, will be tested regularly for COVID-19, an aide said on Monday, as the campaign prepares for the possibility o...
Aug 24, 2020
Florida judge tempers state mandate that all schools should reopen in-person class
(Reuters) - A Florida judge struck down a state mandate Monday requiring "brick-and-mortar" schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, siding with a major Florida teachers union that wants local...
Aug 24, 2020
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