Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pence leads Republican counterattack after Democrats savage Trump at convention
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence on Friday launched the Republican counterattack to the scathing criticism that President Donald Trump received at the Democrats' nomina...
Aug 21, 2020
Explainer: Reaching herd immunity in a viral pandemic
By Manas Sharma, Simon Scarr and Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought "herd immunity" to the public consciousness, kindling hope the phenomenon can help slow or e...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia vaccine roll-out plan prompts virus mutation worries
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's plan to roll-out its "Sputnik-V" COVID-19 vaccine even before full trials show how well it works is prompting concern among virus experts, who warn a partia...
Aug 21, 2020
New York City ahead of curve on COVID-19, but faces risks going into fall: experts
By Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City, once an epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, has managed to contain the virus as it reopens, but faces risks of an uptick in cases in the ...
Aug 21, 2020
Three arrested in Portland amid scuffles with police
(Reuters) - About 100 people blocked traffic, vandalized an immigration building, set fires to dumpsters, and threw rocks and glass bottles at police in the Oregon city of Portland on Thursday night, ...
Aug 21, 2020
COVID-19 era highlights U.S. ‘black hole’ compensation fund for pandemic vaccine injuries
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than 10% of claims, raising questions whether the ...
Aug 21, 2020
Wall Street futures ease following Nasdaq’s record close; business surveys on deck
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked lower on Friday, a day after the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at a record high, as investors awaited U.S. business surveys for more clues on the ...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. schools revamp curricula in response to Black Lives Matter
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - John Marshall keeps a picture of Breonna Taylor in his office at the headquarters of Kentucky's largest school district, a visual reminder, he says, of the need for curr...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia’s Navalny, Putin’s nemesis and crusader against graft
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexei Navalny has been the biggest thorn in the Kremlin's side for more than a decade, persistently detailing what he says is high-level graft and mobilising crowds of young protes...
Aug 21, 2020
U.N. team meets detained Mali president as coup supporters plan to rally
BAMAKO (Reuters) - U.N. human rights officials met overnight with Mali's ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other officials who have been held by mutineers since a military coup earlier this ...
Aug 21, 2020
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