Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Female politicians in the United States, Europe urge Facebook to protect women in politics
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc must step up and protect women in politics from threats of violence and sexism and hate on its platform, said a letter to the company from female me...
Aug 06, 2020
Trump says considering few places for nomination acceptance speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is considering a few venues for his speech formally accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency, including the White H...
Aug 06, 2020
More signs point to U.S. economic recovery losing momentum
(Reuters) - U.S. retail foot traffic is slackening and growth in the number of shifts worked by hourly employees has ground to a halt, a clutch of high-frequency data showed this week, offering the la...
Aug 06, 2020
U.S. senators plan measure to block many foreign drone sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation as soon as Thursday that would block international sales of American-made drones to countries that are not close U....
Aug 06, 2020
U.S. health secretary says Taiwan trip is to reaffirm partnership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday his upcoming trip to Taiwan is designed to reaffirm the United States' partnership with the Asian country, which he praised for ...
Aug 06, 2020
Trump drafting order on coronavirus aid actions: tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to act unilaterally if Congress does not agree on further coronavirus aid, on Thursday said he is continuing work on an executive...
Aug 06, 2020
New York seeks to break up National Rifle Association, alleging financial mismanagement
By Daniel Trotta and David Shepardson (Reuters) - New York state's attorney general sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Thursday, alleging senior leaders of the non-profit group diverte...
Aug 06, 2020
Pelosi: Democrats, Republicans still far apart on coronavirus aid but making some progress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that negotiations with the Trump administration over the next phase of coronavirus aid are making some progress and proceeding i...
Aug 06, 2020
Global recovery will come faster if COVID vaccine available to all – WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - Economic recovery around the world could comes faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gh...
Aug 06, 2020
It’s not for me: speed of COVID-19 vaccine race raises safety concerns
By Francesco Guarascio and Josephine Mason BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The frenetic race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has intensified safety concerns about an inoculation, prompting governments and d...
Aug 06, 2020
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