Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Trump border wall construction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from two groups seeking to prevent construction of President Donald Trump's promised wall along the U.S.-M...
Jul 31, 2020
James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board
(Reuters) - James Murdoch has resigned from News Corp's board, citing disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's news outlets, the news publisher disclosed in a filing on ...
Jul 31, 2020
Hurricane warning issued for Florida east coast as Isaias nears: NHC
(Reuters) - A hurricane warning has been issued for portions of the east coast of Florida, as Hurricane Isaias is expected to near the state Saturday afternoon through Sunday, the U.S. National Hurric...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. appeals court stays release of Ghislaine Maxwell deposition
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily delayed the release of a 2016 deposition about Ghislaine Maxwell's sex life, after she argued it could destroy her ability to get a fair...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discharged from hospital
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a bile duct stent earlier in the week,...
Jul 31, 2020
Florida sets new coronavirus record as U.S. lawmakers bicker at hearing
By Maria Caspani and David Morgan (Reuters) - Florida, one of the U.S. coronavirus hotspots, reported another record increase in COVID-19 deaths on Friday as the country's top infectious disease exper...
Jul 31, 2020
Boston Marathon bomber wins death penalty appeal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday overturned Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death penalty sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed th...
Jul 31, 2020
NHC says 50% chance of cyclone near Cabo Verde Islands
(Reuters) - A low pressure system located a couple hundred miles east of the Cabo Verde Islands has re-strengthened and now has a 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, from 20% earlie...
Jul 31, 2020
Hillsborough State AG arrests Tampa teenager for masterminding Twitter hack
(Reuters) - A Tampa teenager was arrested for being the "mastermind" behind the Twitter Inc hack, which compromised the profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations, according to the Hil...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Pompeo for Biden-related documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday demanding documents he provi...
Jul 31, 2020
