Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Australian PM seeks to delay parliament due to COVID-19
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sought on Saturday to postpone an early-August sitting of parliament, saying the increased community transmissions of the ...
Jul 17, 2020
Rare air: U.S. meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two of the world's largest meatpackers said on Friday they have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some U.S. plants, as pressure mounts on food compani...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. swoops down on Portland protesters after Trump order to protect monuments
By Deborah Bloom and Ted Hesson PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland, Oregon, under the Trump administration's new executive order to...
Jul 17, 2020
Delta will avoid pilot furloughs if they agree to reduced minimum pay: memo
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines told pilots on Friday it would avoid furloughs if they agreed to reduced guaranteed minimum pay, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Delta i...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. court rules that California work with Quebec on CO2 market is constitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal district court ruled this week that California's coordination with Canada's Quebec province in a cap and trade carbon emissions market is constitutional, in a fil...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. government executes third prisoner after 17-year hiatus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice executed a convicted murderer on Friday in the third federal execution within a week after a 17-year hiatus, according to a reporter serving as a media witne...
Jul 17, 2020
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 237,000
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 237,743 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United Sta...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. Senate Republicans seek liability protections for coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking temporary protections against coronavirus-related lawsuits for a broad range of entities including businesses, schools, churches, charities a...
Jul 17, 2020
In wake of Floyd killing, screening of U.S. police recruits is under focus
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Amid the national conversation after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May, U.S. police departments will need to take a fresh look at the screening of as...
Jul 17, 2020
California governor lays out framework for re-opening schools
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday that schools can start in-person instruction if they are in counties that have not been on the state's monitoring list for 14 days as cases ...
Jul 17, 2020
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