Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini...
Jul 29, 2020
As Biden V.P. pick nears, Susan Rice slams Trump in TV interview
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who is widely seen as being on Joe Biden's short list as running mate, on Wednesday criticized comments by Presi...
Jul 29, 2020
Fed repeats pledge to keep rates low
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday repeated a pledge to use its "full range of tools" to support the U.S. economy and keep interest rates near zero for as ...
Jul 29, 2020
Republican Congressman Gohmert confirms he is positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert confirmed he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus when he visited the White House earlier on Wednesday. Gohmert, in a video po...
Jul 29, 2020
Maine restricts swimming after woman killed by great white shark
(Reuters) - The state of Maine has restricted swimmers and increased the number of spotters on the beach after a great white shark killed a 63-year-old woman who was swimming offshore this week. State...
Jul 29, 2020
Freight train derails, catches fire in Arizona
(Reuters) - A freight train derailed in Arizona on Wednesday and caught fire, causing a bridge to partially collapse, police said. The incident occurred on a bridge over Tempe Town Lake in the Phoenix...
Jul 29, 2020
Scientists use drones to study great white sharks along California coast
By Omar Younis DEL MAR, Calif. (Reuters) - Scientists are using drones and other technology to study great white sharks along the coast of Southern California to better understand interactions between...
Jul 29, 2020
Trump defends use of virus aid bill to fund new FBI office near his hotel
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his push to use a coronavirus relief package to fund a new FBI headquarters near his Washington hotel despit...
Jul 29, 2020
Federal officers pulling out of Portland: U.S. Homeland Security, Oregon governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal troops will begin a phased withdrawal from downtown Portland, ceding some security functions to Oregon state troopers and local law enforcement after two months of prote...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 150,000, toll ranks sixth in deaths per capita globally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, a number higher than in any other country and nearly a quarter of the world's total, according to a ...
Jul 29, 2020
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