Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Congress in position to spend big on coronavirus relief, Fed official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is in position to spend big on coronavirus relief efforts because the nation's budget gap can be financed without relying on foreign borrowing, given how much ...
Aug 02, 2020
‘Rise and shine, dad’: NASA astronauts on overnight trip home in SpaceX capsule
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, were riding the capsule home for a splashdown in the ...
Aug 02, 2020
White House Chief of Staff Meadows says U.S. will hold election on Nov. 3: CBS interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the United States will hold an election on Nov. 3 and that President Donald Trump was raising concerns about mail-in ...
Aug 02, 2020
White House says not optimistic on near-term deal for coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday he was not optimistic on reaching agreement soon on a deal for the next round of legislation to provide relief to American...
Aug 02, 2020
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days, Pompeo says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government, posing a risk to U.S. national security, ...
Aug 02, 2020
Pelosi says she has no confidence in White House coronavirus adviser Birx
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, linking her to disinformation abo...
Aug 02, 2020
Syria says U.S. oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an il...
Aug 02, 2020
Seven Marines, one sailor presumed dead after training accident off California
(Reuters) - Seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor missing since a training accident off the Southern California coast were presumed dead on Sunday after the military concluded an extensive 40-hour sear...
Aug 02, 2020
India’s interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital. Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narend...
Aug 02, 2020
Vietnam health ministry: COVID-19 infections rise to 620; death toll to 5
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 34 new novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 620. The country's COVID-19 death toll rose by tw...
Aug 02, 2020
