Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Wirecard collapse puts German watchdog in EU crosshairs
By Jan Strupczewski and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission in a rare move has asked its markets watchdog to investigate German financial regulator BaFin over the collapse of...
Jun 26, 2020
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to invalidate Affordable Care Act
(Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obamacare, a law seen as an important legislative ach...
Jun 26, 2020
Fired Miami police officer charged for putting knee on Black woman’s neck
(Reuters) - A former Miami police officer was charged on Thursday with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him pressing his knee on a Black woman's neck and tasing her stomach, while...
Jun 26, 2020
House of Representatives passes Democratic police reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a controversial Democratic police reform bill on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald ...
Jun 25, 2020
Asian stocks set for cautious gains after choppy Wall Street session
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to gain on Friday, as global sentiment remained doggedly upbeat despite increased volatility and rising new coronavirus infections, with ...
Jun 25, 2020
California passes landmark mandate for zero emission trucks
By David Shepardson and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California on Thursday approved a groundbreaking policy to wean its trucking sector off of diesel fuel by requiring manufacture...
Jun 25, 2020
Major U.S. airline CEOs to hold White House meeting Friday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss a range of coronavirus-travel issues, three people briefed on the matter said. The meetin...
Jun 25, 2020
California passes zero-emission truck mandate for manufacturers
(Reuters) - California's Air Resources Board voted on Thursday to require that manufacturers of medium-duty and large trucks sell a rising number of zero-emission vehicles starting in 2024. (Reporting...
Jun 25, 2020
Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - Last fall, European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural ...
Jun 25, 2020
Exclusive: Support dips for Hong Kong democracy protests as national security law looms – poll
By Carol Mang and Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Support for year-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has slipped, now getting the backing of a slim majority, as the city braces for the imposit...
Jun 25, 2020
