Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Democrat Biden says he will name running mate in first week of August
(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August, days before he formally accepts his party's nominatio...
Jul 28, 2020
Amgen second-quarter revenue rises 6%, adjusted profit tops Street view
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen Inc on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue rose 6% as higher sales of newer drugs, including recently-added psoriasis treatment Otezla, offset declining sales of...
Jul 28, 2020
Mayors decry lack of new funding for cities in U.S. Senate Republican bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mayors of U.S. cities on Tuesday blasted a $1 trillion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill for not addressing the needs of cities, which are crippled by "drastically dwindlin...
Jul 28, 2020
Factbox: Biden will soon pick a running mate. Here are the front-runners
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's search for a running mate for the Nov. 3 election is drawing to a close. Biden has vowed to choose...
Jul 28, 2020
Key Senate Republican places hold on FCC nomination over Ligado
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee's Republican chairman said on Tuesday he will block the nomination of a Federal Communications Commission nominee over the agency's decision ...
Jul 28, 2020
McConnell will not bring coronavirus aid bill to Senate floor without liability protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday no coronavirus relief bill will be brought to the Senate floor without legal liability protections included in the le...
Jul 28, 2020
Revel suspends New York moped sharing service after second reported death
(Reuters) - Electric moped sharing service Revel said on Tuesday it was suspending service in New York after a second rider was reported killed in the city in recent weeks. Revel said in a statement i...
Jul 28, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration to undertake DACA review in new bid to end program
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to allow so-called 'Dreamer' immigrants to renew deportation protections for a year while it reviews a Suprem...
Jul 28, 2020
Georgia’s Governor withdraws emergency request to stop Atlanta’s mask mandate for COVID-19
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp withdrew his emergency request Tuesday to stop enforcement of Atlanta's mask mandate for COVID-19, while mediation in the lawsuit continues. Fulton Coun...
Jul 28, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak in hard-hit U.S. states may be peaking, Fauci says
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coronavirus surge in Florida, California and a handful of other hard-hit states could be peaking while other parts of the country may be on the cusp of growing...
Jul 28, 2020
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