Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House, Democrats seek coronavirus aid deal by week’s end: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress are aiming to reach a deal on a new coronavirus aid package by the end of this week, having made progress on key componen...
Aug 04, 2020
Kashmir under strict lockdown on anniversary of lost autonomy
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - With a heavy deployment of troops and barricades of barbed wire, India put Kashmir under the strictest lockdown in several months on Wednesday, the first a...
Aug 04, 2020
Wheat in Beirut’s port granaries not usable, Lebanon will import wheat: economy minister
CAIRO - (Reuters) - Lebanon's economy minister, Raoul Nehme, told local media on Tuesday that the wheat in Beirut's port granaries can not be used and that the ministry lost track of seven employees i...
Aug 04, 2020
China, U.S. to hold ‘high-level’ trade talks on August 15: WSJ
(Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to hold high-level talks on Aug. 15 with the aim of assessing compliance by China with respect to a bilateral trade agreement signed earlier in 2020...
Aug 04, 2020
Florida teen pleads not guilty to masterminding Twitter hack
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A 17-year-old Florida boy accused of masterminding the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla...
Aug 04, 2020
Imperial Pacific International executives charged in U.S.: Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives with Hong Kong-based gaming and resort company Imperial Pacific International were charged on Tuesday in the United States with money laundering and harboring illegal...
Aug 04, 2020
U.S. prosecutors do not charge Portland protesters with antifa ties
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors have produced no evidence linking dozens of people arrested in anti-racism protests in Portland, Oregon, to the antifa or anarchist mo...
Aug 04, 2020
Ohio governor orders all children wear masks at public schools that reopen
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered on Tuesday that all children in grades K-12 wear masks at public schools that reopen. Local school districts can still decide when to reopen...
Aug 04, 2020
McConnell says will support any coronavirus aid deal worked out by White House and Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would support any coronavirus aid deal worked out between the Trump administration and Democrats in Congress, addi...
Aug 04, 2020
Ex-NYC union chief loses bribery appeal; hedge fund exec wins resentencing
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the bribery conviction of Norman Seabrook, the once-powerful head of New York City's correction officers' union, and ...
Aug 04, 2020
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