Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hong Kong government considers further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is moving towards a further relaxation of social gathering restrictions related to the coronavirus, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday....
Jun 15, 2020
U.S. agency violated science policy by backing Trump hurricane tweet, report finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. agency that warns of dangerous weather violated its policy on scientific integrity with a statement last year backing a tweeted forecast by President Donald...
Jun 15, 2020
Exclusive: Chesapeake Energy to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week – sources
By David French and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, becoming the largest oil and gas producer pushed to th...
Jun 15, 2020
Deeper inquiries launched into hanging deaths of two black men in California
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The deaths of two black men found hanged from trees 10 days and 50 miles (80 km) apart in California, one in a municipal park, gained deeper scrutiny on Monday ...
Jun 15, 2020
Washington, D.C. residents latest in U.S. to call for slashing police funds
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Washington residents testified on Monday in a sometimes emotional and profanity-laced public hearing about stripping the federal district's police depa...
Jun 15, 2020
Ohio set to send all voters absentee ballot applications before presidential election
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Ohio has taken the first step toward sending every registered voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot for November's presidential and gubernatorial ele...
Jun 15, 2020
Huawei CFO raises new argument to fight U.S. extradition in Canada court
By Tessa Vikander and Karen Freifeld VANCOUVER/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the Unite...
Jun 15, 2020
Asian stocks set to track U.S. gains as Fed steps up support
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to follow a late Wall Street surge on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve's fresh move to support financial markets through the coronavir...
Jun 15, 2020
Next LGBTQ rights legal battle looms after Supreme Court victory
By Lawrence Hurley and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious...
Jun 15, 2020
U.S. attorney general orders execution dates set for four federal inmates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions for four federal death-row inmates, the Justice Department said in a st...
Jun 15, 2020
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