Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fake contact tracing part of ‘rapidly evolving’ coronavirus fraud, U.S. DOJ warns
(Reuters) - Scammers are posing as COVID-19 contact tracers as a way to steal personal information, three major U.S. government agencies said on Tuesday, describing "rapidly evolving" fraud related to...
Jun 30, 2020
Biden: Confederate monuments belong in museums, not public squares
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said that Confederate monuments belong in museums, not public squares, but that it is best to re...
Jun 30, 2020
New York City mayor says will cut $1 billion from police budget
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed with the City Council to cut $1 billion from the New York Police Department's funding in the muni...
Jun 30, 2020
San Francisco, House Democrats unveil plans to cut building emissions
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - San Francisco on Tuesday was set to propose legislation outlawing the use of natural gas in buildings, as congressional Democrats unveiled a blueprin...
Jun 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Biden says he is targeting early August to announce his vice presidential pick
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Simon Lewis WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday he hoped to announce his choice of vice presidential candidate in early Aug...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. farmers cut back corn plantings on COVID fears, weather problems
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. corn acreage will be 5.4% smaller than initially forecast, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, with farmers in key production states cutting back on their plantings as the no...
Jun 30, 2020
Airbus says to shed 15,000 jobs
TOULOUSE/PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus on Tuesday unveiled plans to shed around 15,000 jobs including 900 already earmarked in Germany, saying its future was at stake after the coronavirus pandemic rocked ...
Jun 30, 2020
Russia bounty reports, if true, should lead to U.S. sanctions, John Bolton says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday the United States should consider economic sanctions on Russia as par...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. FCC issues final orders declaring Huawei, ZTE national security threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday formally designated Chinese's Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp as posing threats to U.S. national security, a declaration tha...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence perks up; rising COVID-19 cases cast shadow over recovery
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in June as businesses reopened, strengthening views that the economic downturn was likely over, though rising COVID-19 infec...
Jun 30, 2020
