Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Why some black-owned U.S. businesses are hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns
By Katanga Johnson and Jonnelle Marte WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - After 15 years working as a hair stylist in other people's salons, Gary Connell opened his "Healthy Hair" studio in Montgomery Cou...
Jun 16, 2020
McConnell says Democrats’ policing bill ‘going nowhere’ in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republican-led Senate. "The House versio...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S.’s Hook says wants in-person meeting with Iran on prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday he would love to have an in-person meeting with Iranian officials to discuss consular matters, a term U.S. diplomats use to refer to possi...
Jun 16, 2020
St. Louis removes Columbus statue, latest monument after racial protests
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from a St. Louis park, officials said on Tuesday, the latest monument taken down in response to nationwide protests over ra...
Jun 16, 2020
Coronavirus hotspots flare in Arizona and Florida; Oregon church linked to outbreak
By Lisa Shumaker and Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - For a second week in a row, half a dozen U.S. states face a surge in new coronavirus cases and rising hospitalizations, including an outbreak linked to...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,104,346 coronavirus cases, 116,140 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 2,104,346 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 18,577 cases from its previous count, and said that the number ...
Jun 16, 2020
As ‘ground zero’ for crisis, Nevada shows need for fiscal aid: Fed’s Powell
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even as the U.S. economy shows early signs of emergence from the coronavirus recession, the state of Nevada illustrates both why a full recovery may still be years away and w...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. to impose sanctions aimed at blocking Syria military victory
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assad's government in a bid to push it back in...
Jun 16, 2020
German minister, on Trump’s troop withdrawal plan, says security is not a commodity
BERLIN (Reuters) - Security is not a commodity to be traded, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to cut the number of ...
Jun 16, 2020
Indian army says 20 soldiers killed in border clashes with China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian army said on Tuesday that 20 of its soldiers were killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff in th...
Jun 16, 2020
