Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
No new U.S.-China talks scheduled: White House chief of staff
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - No new high-level talks have been scheduled between the United States and China, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters aboard Air Force One following ...
Aug 18, 2020
California’s heat wave and lightning storms rooted in same weather pattern
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The atmospheric pattern stoking California's record-breaking heat wave this week has also played a role in causing extreme lightning storms that have sparked sc...
Aug 18, 2020
U.S. senator calls for federal investigation into beating near Portland protests
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A top U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to prosecute a group of people caught on videotape beating and kicking a man who crashed his truck near Bl...
Aug 18, 2020
Mali’s President Keita resigns after military mutiny
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said on Tuesday he was resigning and dissolving parliament, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him and top officials from his government. ...
Aug 18, 2020
Asian stocks tick up after Wall Street cracks more records
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities were mostly firmer on Wednesday after a strong Wall Street session in which the S&P 500 hit an all-time high, rebounding from huge losses caused by...
Aug 18, 2020
With no love for Trump, John McCain’s widow praises Democrat Joe Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The widow of Republican Senator John McCain will speak at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday on behalf of presidential candidate Joe Biden, ...
Aug 18, 2020
19.7 million people watched first night of Democratic convention on 10 TV networks
(Reuters) - A total of 19.7 million people watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention on 10 U.S. television networks on Monday, according to Nielsen, tracking an event held virtuall...
Aug 18, 2020
China, U.S. will allow air carriers to double flights between nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it will allow four Chinese passenger airlines currently flying to the United States to double flights to eight weekly round-tr...
Aug 18, 2020
Second man pleads not guilty in ‘brazen’ killing of Jam Master Jay
(Reuters) - A second man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of murdering Run-DMC rapper Jam Master Jay in New York in 2002 in what prosecutors said was a brazen act of violence over a disputed d...
Aug 18, 2020
‘A good day’: Giant panda’s pregnancy brings cheer to U.S. National Zoo
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Animal lovers rejoice: Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will give birth in a matter of days, according to zoo officials, in wha...
Aug 18, 2020
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