Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fed, Walmart share the push to #maskup
By Howard Schneider, Brad Brooks and Richa Naidu YORK, S.C./LEVELLAND, Texas/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ask a Federal Reserve official what is the most important step needed to get the economy on track from ...
Jul 21, 2020
Russia meddled in Scottish vote, unclear on Brexit: UK parliamentary report
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia sought to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and intelligence agencies should produce an assessment of potential interference in the Brexit referendum, a report by the Br...
Jul 21, 2020
China vows ‘forceful counter-attack’ in escalating row with Britain over Hong Kong
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China threatened a "forceful counter-attack" on Tuesday in response to Britain's announcement that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijing's...
Jul 21, 2020
Biden to unveil caregiving proposal aimed at boosting U.S. economy
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of his program to revive the coronavirus-battered U.S. economy, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will unveil a sweeping child- and eldercare...
Jul 21, 2020
LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as pandemic puts the brakes on corporate hiring
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is havi...
Jul 21, 2020
Man seizes bus, takes 20 passengers hostage in western Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - A man has seized a passenger bus and taken about 20 people on board hostage in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, local police said on Tuesday. The man said he was holding explosive...
Jul 21, 2020
Ebay sells classifieds business to Norway’s Adevinta in $9.2 billion deal
OSLO (Reuters) - Ebay has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norwegian group Adevinta in a cash share deal worth $9.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday. Ebay will receive $2.5 billion ...
Jul 21, 2020
Soundcloud founders launch Berlin-based e-bike subscription startup
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - The founders of Berlin music-streaming app Soundcloud are launching an e-bike subscription startup, betting their experience in building a community of enthusiast...
Jul 21, 2020
Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp , Nike Inc , Starbucks Corp , Unilever NV and five other industry titans from various sectors are teaming up to help businesses globally achieve zero carbon emissions. Calle...
Jul 21, 2020
Former Trump lawyer Cohen seeks release from jail, calling it ‘retaliation’
(Reuters) - Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, asked a federal court on Monday to release him from prison, saying he was put back behind bars in retaliation for stating his pl...
Jul 20, 2020
