Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Atlanta officer says not ‘state’s witness’ in Rayshard Brooks case, contradicting prosecutor
(Reuters) - Devin Brosnan, one of two Atlanta police officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, has not agreed to be a witness for the prosecution, his lawyer told Reuters on Thursday,...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. lawmakers offer bill to block Trump from German troop withdrawal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's plan to remove 9,500 troops from close ally Germany by pro...
Jun 18, 2020
IMF says deeper-than-expected contraction in U.S. economy likely in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defacto lockdown in the United States has lasted longer than expected despite a rollback in some restrictions on mobility, pointing to a deeper-than-expected contraction in gr...
Jun 18, 2020
New York City to enter phase two of reopening on June 22: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City will begin phase two of reopening on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, citing continued improvements in coronavirus data. Offices, in-store retail, outdoor dinin...
Jun 18, 2020
Juneteenth, reparations and African-American history with Keisha N. Blain
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ahead of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, the holiday marking the abolition of slavery in the United States, Lauren Young and Arlene Washington of Reuters ...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rules against Trump bid to end ‘Dreamers’ immigrant program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, ruling against his bid to end a program that protects fro...
Jun 18, 2020
Biden launches first major advertising campaign in battle against Trump
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden launched his first major advertising blitz in six battleground states on Thursday as he intensified his effort to defeat ...
Jun 18, 2020
Jean Kennedy Smith, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and last surviving sibling of JFK, is dead at 92: NYT
(Reuters) - Jean Kennedy Smith, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, died on Wednesday at age 92, the New York Times reported. Smith, the ei...
Jun 18, 2020
Bolton says Trump unfit for office as book alleges sweeping misdeeds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton said the U.S. president is unfit for office, according to interview excerpts released on Thursday after portions of t...
Jun 18, 2020
China finds heavy coronavirus traces in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area's low temper...
Jun 18, 2020
