Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Explainer: Fraud is rare in U.S. mail-in voting. Here are the methods that prevent it
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the number of Americans voting by mail on Nov. 3 expected to nearly double due to COVID-19, election experts see little reason to expect an increase in bal...
Jul 07, 2020
Ouster of Puerto Rico law official sparks controversy
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced on Tuesday denied allegations that a probe into her office's handling of federal emergency supplies led to the dismissal of the island's ...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S., South Korean officials to discuss North Korea strategy as Pyongyang rejects talks
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. point man for North Korea will meet with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks, overshadowed by Pyongyang's insi...
Jul 07, 2020
Fairyland, baker, tennis club: a snapshot of pandemic aid in one city
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A roster of businesses receiving a piece of the $660 billion U.S. Paycheck Protection Program illustrates how deeply the government's pandemic aid has reached i...
Jul 07, 2020
New York City to seek assessment on internet providers to fund low-income service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday the city would invest $157 million to expand high-speed internet service to low-income residents as part of a plan to offer univ...
Jul 07, 2020
As New York grapples with shootings surge, gunshots mix with fireworks over holiday weekend
By Lloyd Mitchell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The crack of fireworks mixed with gunfire over the Independence Day holiday weekend in New York City. In Brooklyn's Cypress Hills neighborhood just after midnigh...
Jul 07, 2020
HHS to offer free COVID-19 testing in Florida, Texas, Louisiana hotspots
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Tuesday there would be temporary free COVID-19 testing in three cities in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as the U.S. states tac...
Jul 07, 2020
Judge denies Dakota Access initial motion to stay pipeline order
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday denied an initial request by owners of the Dakota Access oil pipeline (DAPL) that asked the court to reconsider its order to shut the 570,000 barrel-a-d...
Jul 07, 2020
Marriage of convenience: what Mexico’s leftist leader gets out of Trump
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - When Mexico's leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday, he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart...
Jul 07, 2020
New York expands coronavirus travel quarantine as U.S. pandemic widens
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visitors from three more U.S. states who travel to New York will be required to quarantine for 14 days to control the spread of coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Jul 07, 2020
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