Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump loses bid to delay handover of tax returns to NY prosecutor
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump's request to delay allowing the Manhattan district attorney to obtain his tax returns while the U.S. president ap...
Aug 21, 2020
Climate activists claim three seats on Harvard alumni board
(Reuters) - Climate activists who want Harvard University to divest fossil fuel assets from its $41 billion endowment have claimed three seats on an alumni board that helps set strategy for the school...
Aug 21, 2020
Emergency crews respond to explosion near Corpus Christi
DENVER (Reuters) - Emergency crews on Friday were responding to an explosion and fire near the Port of Corpus Christi that resulted in several injuries, according to local officials. The fire occurred...
Aug 21, 2020
More research needed on coronavirus mutations, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Much more research is needed on the impact of mutations in the coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said on Friday. "A special working grou...
Aug 21, 2020
Factbox: A state-by-state look at some of the U.S. Postal Service’s cuts
(Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Friday that mail-in ballots in the Nov. 3 election would be delivered on time, despite concerns that cost-cutting measures could resul...
Aug 21, 2020
Belarus opposition summoned; Kremlin seen standing by weakened Lukashenko
By Andrei Makhovsky and Andrew Osborn MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alex...
Aug 21, 2020
Wells Fargo resumes job cuts after pandemic break
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co resumed job cuts in early August after it paused layoffs in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The lender said in July it would launch a...
Aug 21, 2020
Six states, D.C. file lawsuit against Postal Service over service changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general, saying service changes adopted in recent weeks have harmed the ability of s...
Aug 21, 2020
Putin bets on Lukashenko keeping power in Belarus for now: sources
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will probably cling to power for now despite protests against him and is conte...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. motorists drove 13% fewer miles in June than a year earlier: DOT
(Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 244.7 billion vehicle miles in June, 36.5 billion vehicle miles fewer than the same month a year earlier, as government lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus kep...
Aug 21, 2020
