Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
China needs “explosive” buying to meet U.S. farm import target
By Hallie Gu and Karl Plume BEIJING/CHICAGO (Reuters) - With nearly seven months gone, an ambitious $36.5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach,...
Jul 29, 2020
Coronavirus dampens Japanese man’s plan to rescue bathhouse culture
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Craft beer, live music and lodging featured in renovation plans that Takuya Shimbo had for an aging Tokyo bathhouse, hoping to rescue a fading industry from extinction...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. authorities arrest, charge 23 gang members in Chicago
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The leader and 22 members of the Black Disciples street gang have been arrested and charged with drug and gun trafficking on Chicago's South Side, a prosecutor s...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg undergoes bile duct procedure in hospital: court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a non-surgical medical procedure on Wednesday at a New York hospital, the court said. Gins...
Jul 29, 2020
Asian stocks set to rise on Fed policy, dollar hits two-year low
By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to track an upbeat Wall Street session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at ultra-low levels, while the U.S. dollar...
Jul 29, 2020
Former Fed economist accuses profession and central bank of sexism
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - A searing blog by a former Federal Reserve economist accused the economics profession generally, and the Fed in particular, of discrimination against her and other women,...
Jul 29, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest four under national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for suspected offences under the city's new national security law, the first such detentions outside of street protests sinc...
Jul 29, 2020
House Speaker Pelosi announces mask-wearing requirement for House members and staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday announced that members and staff are required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic. Members...
Jul 29, 2020
Tweet that Trump will accept nomination in Charlotte is incorrect: Fox News reporter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tweet by a North Carolina television journalist on Wednesday that said President Donald Trump would accept the Republican presidential nomination in Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. sets execution of fourth federal inmate for Aug. 26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had scheduled for Aug. 26 the execution of convicted murderer Lezmond Mitchell, who would be the fourth federal inmate put to de...
Jul 29, 2020
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