Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. officials find ‘sophisticated’ smuggling tunnel on Mexican border
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have discovered an unfinished 1,300-foot (400-meter) tunnel under the U.S.-Mexico border, calling it an unusually sophisticated smuggling route c...
Aug 07, 2020
Democratic senators voice ‘growing concerns’ over electoral interference
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic senators say they are increasingly concerned about the targeting of Congress by foreign actors in an effort to "launder and amplify disinformation" ...
Aug 07, 2020
Furry llama brings touch of Zen to protesters and police in Portland
(Reuters) - In Portland, Oregon, where anti-racism protests have sometimes turned violent, a furry llama stands out from the crowd to bless demonstrators and law enforcement with soothing hugs. Caesar...
Aug 07, 2020
Exclusive: FAA employees report industry pressure, question agency safety push – survey
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety employees reported facing "strong" external pressure from industry and raised alarms the agency does not always ...
Aug 07, 2020
U.S. judge agrees to end decades-old movie theater rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. government's request to immediately end the Paramount Decrees, a set of antitrust rules from the late 1940s and earl...
Aug 07, 2020
All New York schools can open for in-person learning, Governor Cuomo says
By Gabriella Borter and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said all school districts in his state, once the epicenter of the nation's COVID-19 crisis, could op...
Aug 07, 2020
Air India plane crashes in India’s Kerala, at least two feared dead
CHENNAI (Reuters) - At least two people were feared dead, and 35 injured when an Air India passenger plane crashed in the southern city of Calicut as it came in to land in heavy rain on Friday, police...
Aug 07, 2020
Oprah Winfrey putting Breonna Taylor billboards up in Kentucky city
(Reuters) - First Oprah Winfrey gave up her usual place on the cover of O magazine to Breonna Taylor. Now she is posting billboards of the slain emergency room technician, seeking criminal charges for...
Aug 07, 2020
Top Democrat says Trump can’t solve the coronavirus aid problem by himself
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump cannot solve the need for coronavirus-related aid by himself, a top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Friday after nearly two weeks of lawmake...
Aug 07, 2020
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Houston and Philadelphia starting August 12
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar Airways will resume flights to two additional destinations in the United States, Houston and Philadelphia, from Aug. 12, the company said on Friday. The statement added that th...
Aug 07, 2020
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