Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump says federal government should again seek death penalty for Boston bomber Tsarnaev
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government should again seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a tweet, Trump said the feder...
Aug 02, 2020
Three dead in attack on Afghan jail, scores of prisoners flee
By Rupam Jain JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) - An attack claimed by Islamic State on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed at least three people and injured dozens, triggering heavy fighti...
Aug 02, 2020
U.S. coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread’, say White House experts
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections "extraordinarily widespread" in rural areas as well as cities, White House ...
Aug 02, 2020
Exclusive: Prescription drug marketplace GoodRx files for IPO – sources
By Joshua Franklin and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - U.S. online prescription drug price marketplace GoodRx Inc has submitted paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initi...
Aug 02, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,601,526 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 4,601,526 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 58,947 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Aug 02, 2020
At least 40 infected with COVID-19 on Norway cruises amid scramble to trace passengers
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID-19 and the authorities are still trying to trace a number of passengers from...
Aug 02, 2020
Republican senators back plan to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators back a plan by China's ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided t...
Aug 02, 2020
U.S. companies leap over low profit hurdle in coronavirus-hit quarter
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts' forecasts this earnings season, giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expec...
Aug 02, 2020
Argentina creditors seek global support for bond clause changes
By Rodrigo Campos and Tom Arnold NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A group of Argentina's creditors has contacted the Institute of International Finance and other global bodies for support to amend legal cl...
Aug 02, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu condemns protests against him, criticises media
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck back on Sunday at demonstrations calling for his resignation, accusing protesters of trampling democracy and the Israel...
Aug 02, 2020
