Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence
By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Mica Rosenberg and Brad Heath WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department moved swiftly to bring federal charges against 53 individuals accused of vi...
Jun 09, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global fina...
Jun 09, 2020
Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Arizona again told hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans after cases spiked following reopening, turning it into a U.S. virus hotspot along with neighboring S...
Jun 09, 2020
Chinese companies put U.S. listing plans on ice as tensions mount
By Engen Tham and Scott Murdoch SHANGHAI/HONGKONG (Reuters) - Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the world's top two economies rise, lawyers, bankers, accoun...
Jun 09, 2020
Asian shares slip after mixed Wall Street session
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Asian equities slipped on Wednesday after most U.S. stocks pared gains made during their recent rally, although the Nasdaq benchmark reached its second straight day at a r...
Jun 09, 2020
U.S. theatre world accused of exploiting, excluding people of color
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the U.S. theatre world, saying it had exploited, exclu...
Jun 09, 2020
MLS reiterates support for protests during national anthem
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Major League Soccer said on Tuesday it would make no changes to its longstanding policy of supporting peaceful protests by players or staff during the pre-game playing of t...
Jun 09, 2020
Half of Californians live in areas with worrying resurgence of coronavirus
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Nearly half of all Californians live in areas where coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are rising quickly enough to put their counties on a ...
Jun 09, 2020
Trump administration ends ban on killing Alaska bear cubs, wolf pups
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday overturned an Obama-era rule that barred hunters in Alaska national preserves from baiting bear traps or killing denni...
Jun 09, 2020
Chief of California firm charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme: Department of Justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The president of a California medical technology company has been charged for ties to a scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for allergy and COVID-19 testing, the U.S. D...
Jun 09, 2020
