Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. House panel postpones hearing on fired State Dept watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State De...
Jul 01, 2020
Twitter removes image tweet by Trump over copyright complaint
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweet by the U.S. President Donald Trump on June 30, in response to a report from a copyright holder. Twitter now displays the message "This image has b...
Jul 01, 2020
Australia sets up suburban checkpoints to contain Melbourne virus hotspots
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police set up suburban checkpoints in new coronavirus hotspots in Melbourne on Thursday, as authorities struggled to contain new outbreaks in the country's second-largest...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases rise more than 48,000 to set new daily record – Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in the United States rose by over 48,000 on Wednesday, the biggest daily increase since the pandemic started, according to a Reuters tally. The number of...
Jul 01, 2020
Asian stocks set to track U.S. gains but Hong Kong jitters weigh
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street gains on Thursday as investors cheered signs the global economy was emerging from its coronavirus hibernation although tr...
Jul 01, 2020
Over 7.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Colombia-U.S. joint operation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia and the United States seized over 7.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $286 million in a joint operation, the Colombian government said on Wednesday. The narcotics were mixed with a...
Jul 01, 2020
L.A. school board cuts police department’s budget
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - The Los Angeles board of education has slashed funding for the police department that patrols the nation's second-largest school district, joining other U.S. school syst...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. tech chief executives expected to testify before House panel in late July: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of the four U.S. tech giants -- Amazon.com, Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Apple -- will testify before the U.S. Congress in late July as part of an ongoin...
Jul 01, 2020
Republicans weigh mandatory COVID-19 testing at convention: sources
By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee plans to make coronavirus testing available to all attendees of the party's convention in August and is discussing whether to ...
Jul 01, 2020
Fearing an election loss, Trump allies push him to be less polarizing
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of President Donald Trump's Republican allies are urging him to ditch his divisive messaging and outline a clear vision for a second term, fearing his hand...
Jul 01, 2020
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