Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Australia to force Facebook, Google to pay media companies for content
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pay local media outlets for news content used, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday. Frydenberg said the mandatory...
Jul 30, 2020
In India, a diminished Nissan bets big on a small SUV
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - By any measure, Nissan Motor Co Ltd has had a dreadful run in India. A push to revive its lower-end Datsun brand flopped, sales have slumped 60% over the past five ...
Jul 30, 2020
NBA: Players protest racial injustice as league returns to action
(Reuters) - Players from the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans bowed their heads and knelt during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts as the NBA returned...
Jul 30, 2020
Trump says he doesn’t want to delay 2020 election; but worried about mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after suggesting a possible delay in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not want to postpone the vote, but remained c...
Jul 30, 2020
Trump urges Democrats to help approve legislation for eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Democrats to help approve legislation extending protection from eviction for renters who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus...
Jul 30, 2020
Fed’s Main Street loan volume picks up but still modest
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve facilitated the largest volume of loans yet in the latest week under its new Main Street Lending Program, although the total amount of credit extended by the central ba...
Jul 30, 2020
White House opposes U.S. requirement for passengers to wear masks on planes, trains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said it opposed language in a bill before Congress that would require airline, train and public transit passengers and workers to wear masks to addre...
Jul 30, 2020
NHC: Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to become hurricane by Friday
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to become a hurricane by Friday or Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. The storm is located about 155 miles (250 kilo...
Jul 30, 2020
Explainer: Why Election Day could be just the start of a long battle over the U.S. presidency
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's suggestion on Thursday the Nov. 3 presidential election be delayed due to voter fraud was immediately rejected by lawmakers and dismissed by legal exp...
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. government to launch ‘overwhelming’ COVID-19 vaccine campaign by November
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The Trump administration anticipates launching a far-reaching promotions campaign by November to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, contingent...
Jul 30, 2020
