Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump’s sister says, in secret recordings, he has ‘no principles’ and is cruel
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's sister, a retired federal judge, called him a liar with "no principles" in audio recordings made public this weekend, the latest atta...
Aug 23, 2020
Airplane mode and prepaid SIMs: some Israelis dodge COVID-19 tracking
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cellphone surveillance for coronavirus contact-tracing may have overcome challenges by privacy watchdogs, but the state tracking policy is hard put to de...
Aug 23, 2020
Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump’s ‘mail drop boxes’ tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Sunday placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing the promotion of drop boxes by Democrats as an option for voters, saying the tweet violated the...
Aug 23, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 175,651 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,006 to 175,651 and reported 5,643,812 cases, an incr...
Aug 23, 2020
Trump administration considering fast-tracking UK COVID-19 vaccine before election – FT
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering fast-tracking an experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University for use in the U.S. ahead of the Nov. 3 elec...
Aug 23, 2020
Republicans, Democrats trade blame for stalled U.S. coronavirus aid legislation
By David Lawder and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for stalled talks on coronavirus aid legislation on Sunday, a day after the House of Representativ...
Aug 23, 2020
Sanctions in focus as West African mediators meet Mali coup leaders
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Talks between Mali's military junta and mediators from West Africa's regional bloc were underway in Bamako on Sunday in an ongoing effort to return the country to civilian rule. The...
Aug 23, 2020
Top U.S. security official says he cannot send law enforcement to polling sites
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top homeland security official said on Sunday that his department does not have the authority to send law enforcement to polling site...
Aug 23, 2020
Box Office: Russell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ off to decent start as U.S. theaters slowly reopen
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - After months-long cinema closures, the U.S. box office has opened to the most significant degree since pre-pandemic times. Movie theaters in Florida, Texa...
Aug 23, 2020
Microsoft says Apple’s move against ‘Fortnite’ creator would hurt its games
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc's threat to cut off the creator of "Fortnite" from Apple's developer tools would hurt Microsoft's gaming business, as well as...
Aug 23, 2020
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