Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots, asserting ‘inevitable’ fraud
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ah...
Aug 05, 2020
Georgia prosecutor asks court to revoke bond for former Atlanta policeman charged with murder
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia prosecutor asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge to revoke the bond for the former Atlanta policeman charged with murder in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, saying i...
Aug 05, 2020
New York City erects quarantine checkpoints to curb coronavirus
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that travelers from 35 states on New York state's travel advisory comply w...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump rejects Obama’s call to boost voting, says ‘success’ will heal racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly rejected the need for direct action to address racism in the United States, dismissing his predecessor's call for sweeping steps ...
Aug 05, 2020
New York City to implement quarantine check points at key entry points
(Reuters) - New York City will implement COVID-19 quarantine check points at key entry points to the city to ensure that travelers coming from 35 states on New York's travel advisory comply with the 1...
Aug 05, 2020
Chicago public schools will begin school year entirely online: district
(Reuters) - The 350,000 students who attend Chicago Public Schools, the third largest district in the U.S., will start the school year by taking all of their classes remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 05, 2020
Progressive congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeats primary challenger in ‘Squad’ win
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, one of the most visible progressive Democrats in Congress, claimed victory Wednesday in the Democratic primary election against challenger Detroi...
Aug 05, 2020
TikTok takes steps to curb misinformation ahead of U.S. elections
(Reuters) - TikTok has updated its content policies to curb misinformation on its platform ahead of the presidential elections in the United States, the short-form video app said on Wednesday. The app...
Aug 05, 2020
New York City journalist and author Pete Hamill dead at 85: report
(Reuters) - New York City journalist and author Pete Hamill died on Wednesday at age 85, the New York Daily News reported. Hamill, a lifelong New Yorker who covered both the city and embarked on inter...
Aug 05, 2020
White House unveils new partnership to boost quantum science education
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday it is launching a national education partnership to expand access to K-12 quantum information science (...
Aug 05, 2020
