Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
UK PM Johnson defends Churchill, criticises ‘distortion of our history’: Telegraph
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Britain cannot "photoshop" its cultural landscape and complex history as doing so would be a distortion of its past, amid an ongoing row over the rem...
Jun 14, 2020
A picture and its story: Black man carries suspected far-right protester to safety
LONDON (Reuters) - "That's not what we do!" Reuters photographer Dylan Martinez heard the words ring out during chaotic scenes in London on Saturday, when mostly peaceful anti-racist demonstrations tu...
Jun 14, 2020
Low expectations as Johnson joins EU leaders to break Brexit deadlock
By John Chalmers and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will join a video-conference with EU leaders on Monday, keen to make headway in negotiations on a future...
Jun 14, 2020
Atlanta police seek masked woman suspected of burning down Wendy’s
(Reuters) - Police in Atlanta offered a $10,000 reward and published photos of what appeared to be a masked white woman as they sought the people who burned down a Wendy's restaurant where a black man...
Jun 14, 2020
Britain’s Johnson to launch cross-government commission on racism
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the c...
Jun 14, 2020
Trump economic adviser urges wearing of masks at Tulsa rally
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People attending U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks, a White House adviser said on Sunday, as health experts ca...
Jun 14, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,063,812 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 2,063,812 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 25,468 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
Jun 14, 2020
Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, pa...
Jun 14, 2020
Systemic racism slows economic growth: Dallas Fed chief Kaplan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Sunday....
Jun 14, 2020
Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President D...
Jun 14, 2020
