Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Navy to bar Confederate flags from ships, aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the Navy said on Tuesday. In a statement, ...
Jun 09, 2020
Exclusive: Canada, U.S. set to extend border closure to end-July – sources
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the co...
Jun 09, 2020
D.C. National Guard responding to protests test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Washington D.C. National Guard troops have tested positive for the coronavirus after being deployed to the city to respond to protests over the death of an African-American...
Jun 09, 2020
Russia, China build case at U.N. to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington's claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Sec...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican ‘law and order’ appeal prompts U.S. #IAmASuburbanMom backlash
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - When a senior Republican state lawmaker demanded that Minnesota's Democratic governor apologize to "moms out in the suburbs scared to death" about protests over racism a...
Jun 09, 2020
As U.S. struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first African-American military service chief, voting unanimously to make him chief of sta...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican senators push FCC to act on Trump social media order
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companie...
Jun 09, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 1,956,421 coronavirus cases, 110,925 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,956,421 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 17,598 cases from its previous count, and said the number o...
Jun 09, 2020
Saks shields flagship New York store with razor wire, security dogs from looters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Razor wire, boarded up windows, security guards and dogs. That was the scene on Monday at the iconic Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan. Several security officers dress...
Jun 09, 2020
Washington, D.C. approves police reforms after days of protests against racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The district council for Washington, D.C. on Tuesday approved a raft of police reforms after days of protests against police brutality and racism in the U.S. capital and nationw...
Jun 09, 2020
