Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. housing starts accelerate in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding surged in June amid reports of rising demand for housing in lower density areas as companies allow employees flexibility to work from home because of the COVID...
Jul 17, 2020
Take Five: Hoping for that V-shape in earnings
1/EUROPE INC We knew Q2 earnings would be dire but the hope was a) they might turn out to be better than feared and b) companies could offer guidance on the outlook. So while expectations are for Euro...
Jul 17, 2020
Netanyahu ally wants West Bank ‘cultivation’ now, not annexation
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top coalition partner wants Israel to shelve planned West Bank annexations and instead focus on improving conditions for Jewis...
Jul 17, 2020
Veteran U.S. diplomat Richardson fails to secure release of Americans jailed in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson was not able to secure the release of American citizens held as prisoners in Venezuela during his visit to the country, his foundation said...
Jul 17, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy politician set to run for legislature
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Friday pro-democracy politician Tam Tak-chi, who is expected to run for a seat in the legislature in September's election, on charges including incit...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. government plans to end week with third execution after 17-year hiatus
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A week that marked the return of capital punishment by the U.S. government after a 17-year hiatus was due to end on Friday with a third planned execution of a federal pri...
Jul 17, 2020
Three to face judge in fatal shooting of Black jogger in Georgia
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Three white men charged with the murder of an unarmed Black jogger in south Georgia are scheduled to face a judge on Friday morning in a case that spurred a national outcry a...
Jul 17, 2020
Kids, safety and schools: A pandemic debate plays out in California county
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - In Sutter County in California's bucolic Sacramento Valley, coronavirus cases are rising, but Mike Ziegenmeyer wants his kids back in the classroom. ...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: EU in talks with Moderna, BioNtech, CureVac to secure possible COVID vaccines – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is negotiating advance purchase deals of potential COVID-19 vaccines with drugmakers Moderna, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson and biotech fi...
Jul 17, 2020
Stock futures rise as recovery hopes offset virus fears
By Medha Singh and Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet on more official stimulus to drive a post-pandemic economic revival, even as COVID-19 cases s...
Jul 17, 2020
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