Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
#AskReuters: Why the U.S. protests against police brutality are different this time
By Beatrix Lockwood (Reuters) - Protests over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and other Black Americans have ignited a national conversation about the role of law enfo...
Jul 08, 2020
Republicans renew complaints Twitter stifles president, other conservatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republicans in the House of Representatives wrote to Twitter on Wednesday to argue that the social media platform was biased against conservatives and to demand information ...
Jul 08, 2020
White House says it did not pressure CDC over education guidelines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House did not pressure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise its guidelines on how schools can safely open in the fall after criticism from Presiden...
Jul 08, 2020
Nonprofits urge Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of Baby Powder globally
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - More than 170 nonprofit groups on Wednesday called for Johnson & Johnson to stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder world-wide, citing concerns that it contains...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S. first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia
By Marja Novak ROZNO, Slovenia (Reuters) - A wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was torched near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, on the night of July Fourth, as Americans celebrated ...
Jul 08, 2020
Did events like protests and bar reopenings lead to spikes in COVID-19 cases?
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Over the past 3 months, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against racism, while bars and restaurants have reopened around the world, as have some fac...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court delivers for Christian conservatives in trio of rulings
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has cemented its reputation as a friend to Christian conservatives with a trio of rulings embracing religious exemptions to certain fed...
Jul 08, 2020
New York attorney general recommends reducing mayor’s power over police
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James recommended that New York City's mayor give up sole control over the city police commissioner's hiring, in a preliminary ...
Jul 08, 2020
From scarves to masks: White House’s Birx seeks to make coronavirus fashion pivot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus official Dr. Deborah Birx, who attracted a cult following for wearing colorful scarves, on Wednesday sought to convince Americans that wearing face masks is not...
Jul 08, 2020
Biden-appointed panel to make recommendations for climate policy Wednesday: sources
(Reuters) - A task force led by Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former Secretary of State John Kerry will release recommendations for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ...
Jul 08, 2020
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