Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. coronavirus fraud losses near $100 million as COVID scams double
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. losses from coronavirus-related fraud and identity theft have reached nearly $100 million since the pandemic emerged in March, while complaints of COVID-19...
Aug 04, 2020
Chicago public schools to hold all classes online this fall: local media
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest school district in the United States, will hold all classes online this fall for its 350,000 students amid the COVID-19...
Aug 04, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. pursues nearly $13 billion of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes – sources
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering evidence of crim...
Aug 04, 2020
In Michigan, delayed absentee ballots raise more concerns about November U.S. elections
By Michael Martina and John Whitesides DETROIT (Reuters) - Michele Small, a retired Detroit school teacher recovering from a stroke, had planned to vote by mail for the first time to protect herself f...
Aug 04, 2020
The trade secret minefield: What workers risk when changing jobs
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Self-driving truck entrepreneur Anthony Levandowski on Tuesday received an 18-month prison sentence in the highest-profile trade secrets theft case in Silico...
Aug 04, 2020
Asia shares poised to open lower, gold at fresh record
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday, following a choppy trading session on Wall Street and losses in Europe. Hong Kong futures edged down 0.07%. Au...
Aug 04, 2020
Trump’s bid for a piece of Microsoft-TikTok deal could spur legal action
By Alexandra Alper and Echo Wang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant By...
Aug 04, 2020
Japan short of rescue plans for regional lenders hit by pandemic
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada KYOTO(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japan's regional lenders, heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will tes...
Aug 04, 2020
Anthony Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google self-driving car files
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-d...
Aug 04, 2020
Neil Young sues Donald Trump’s campaign for using his songs
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Neil Young sued U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign on Tuesday, accusing it of copyright infringement for playing the rocker's songs without per...
Aug 04, 2020
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