Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in fighter jet crash at South Carolina base
(Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashed during a routine nighttime training mission in South Carolina, killing the pilot, the Air Force said on Wednesday. The Lockheed-Martin F-16CM crashed a...
Jul 01, 2020
General Mills beats estimates on virus-led stockpiling
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday as shelter-in-home orders forced people to stock up on cereals and snacks. Sales at its North America retail se...
Jul 01, 2020
Futures retreat as virus surge threatens recovery
By Pawel Goraj (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as a record single-day spike in coronavirus cases in the country heightened fears of another lockdown and threatened to derail a n...
Jul 01, 2020
Macy’s reports $3.58 billion quarterly loss as COVID-19 hits business
(Reuters) - Macy's Inc on Wednesday reported a $3.58 billion loss in the coronavirus-hit quarter, mainly due to goodwill and asset impairment charges of $3.1 billion, as its stores remained shut due t...
Jul 01, 2020
New York City comptroller tells companies ‘to walk the walk’ on racial equality
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Companies voicing support for racial equality should back up their talk by releasing their workforce diversity data, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer says in ...
Jul 01, 2020
Ex-Atlanta policeman charged in Brooks’ death freed from jail – TV
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - The former Atlanta police officer charged in last month's death of Rayshard Brooks, which touched off days of anti-racism protests, has been released from jail on bai...
Jul 01, 2020
From Parkinson’s to peanut allergy, pandemic puts brakes on new drugs
By Carl O'Donnell and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Treatments for peanut allergy and Parkinson's disease are among U.S. drug launches that have been postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic as drugmakers strugg...
Jul 01, 2020
Argentina’s hard-won fiscal progress knocked back by virus
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina battled last year to trim its fiscal deficit, but its progress has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic as emergency spending has ballooned whil...
Jul 01, 2020
Top U.S. business executives urge Congress to pass bipartisan policing reform
(Reuters) - Top business executives in the United Sates are calling on the U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan policing reform before its August recess, in the wake of protests against police brutality a...
Jul 01, 2020
California records highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases – Reuters tally
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New COVID-19 cases in California rose by 8,441 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. The United States as a wh...
Jul 01, 2020
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