Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Mattel beats sales estimates as bored kids turn back to Barbie
(Reuters) - Mattel Inc beat quarterly sales expectations on Thursday, as its North Americans customers splurged on Barbie dolls and Uno playing cards to keep their kids entertained during coronavirus-...
Jul 23, 2020
DHS will lift ban on New Yorkers taking part in ‘Trusted Traveler’ program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) said on Thursday it will lift a ban it imposed on New York residents taking part in its Trusted Traveler Program. DHS cut off New Yor...
Jul 23, 2020
Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine technology
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Shares of Moderna Inc fell nearly 10% after it lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbutus Biopharma that poses a potential obstacle to Moderna's efforts to develo...
Jul 23, 2020
Ohio governor calls for repeal of state nuclear bailout bill under probe
By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday reversed course and called on the state's legislature to repeal and replace a nuclear energy bailout bill at the center of a federa...
Jul 23, 2020
Seven Democratic senators urge caution on Google’s purchase of Fitbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and five other Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Justice Department to be cautious in reviewing Google's planned purchase of ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. Senate passes $740 billion defense bill, bucking Trump on Confederate names
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has thr...
Jul 23, 2020
FBI interviewing Chinese visa holders across U.S. about possible military ties -Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has interviewed visa holders it believes to secretly be members of the Chinese military in more than two dozen U.S. cities, the Justice Department said on Thursday. The ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe use of force in Portland, D.C.
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday his office will launch an investigation into allegations that federal agents used excessive force...
Jul 23, 2020
Apple faces consumer protection probe by multiple U.S. states: Axios
(Reuters) - Multiple U.S. states are investigating Apple Inc for potentially deceiving consumers, online news site Axios reported on Thursday, citing a March document from a tech watchdog group. The T...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. diplomats head to China despite row over Houston consulate
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day a...
Jul 23, 2020
