Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Herman Cain, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, hospitalized with coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Herman Cain, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with CVOID-19 and admitted to an Atlanta-area hospital, according to a statement on Thursday on his Twi...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. police forces fail to attract, promote Black officers
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thomas Boone has spent 22 years as a police officer in Prince George's County, Maryland, a predominantly Black suburb of Washington, proudly...
Jul 02, 2020
‘Very little risk’ that pets can infect owners with COVID: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - There is 'very little risk' that pets can infect their owners with COVID-19, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chi...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill after addressing Google, Facebook encryption concerns
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address c...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. House panel backs defense bill, Confederate battle looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee unanimously backed a $741 billion defense bill late on Wednesday, setting the stage for a battle with President Donald Trump over namin...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. EPA puts 2021 biofuel blending mandate proposal on hold indefinitely, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has put on hold indefinitely a proposal for the amount of biofuels refiners must blend into their fuel next year, two s...
Jul 02, 2020
White House says economy ‘roaring back,’ touts safe coronavirus re-openings as cases soar
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's White House on Thursday rallied around the message that all was well both in the battle against coronavirus and in ...
Jul 02, 2020
White House’s Kudlow: moment for ‘generous’ unemployment benefits has passed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow, heralding the U.S. gains in millions of jobs in June, said on Thursday Americans no longer need extra money that was tacked on to unem...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs abortion clinic protest zone challenges
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place policies in Chicago and Pennsylvania's capital Harrisburg that place limits on anti-abortion activists gather...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. intelligence to brief congressional leaders on Russia bounty report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders will seek more information from top intelligence officials Thursday on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill American soldiers in Afg...
Jul 02, 2020
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