Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Family of black man shot by Colorado police files civil rights lawsuit
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The family of a 19-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the back by Colorado Springs police last year has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit agai...
Jun 04, 2020
Facebook moves to limit spread of ‘Boogaloo’ groups after charges
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is making it harder to find user groups associated with the term "Boogaloo," which refers to a potential U.S. civil war or the collapse of civiliz...
Jun 04, 2020
Asia’s stock rally set to pause for breath ahead of U.S. jobs data
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to hold tight ranges on Friday after a mixed Wall Street session and as investors awaited key U.S. jobs data while sustained hopes about a glo...
Jun 04, 2020
D.C. mayor wants Trump’s out-of-state troops gone from U.S. capital
By David Lawder and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this ...
Jun 04, 2020
Calls to suicide helpline show Thais’ stress in downturn
By Athit Perawongmetha and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - In the weeks before she took her own life, Thai waitress Nitiwadee Sae-Tia felt growing financial pressure after she lost her job, a mem...
Jun 04, 2020
Children speak up at George Floyd memorial amid their parents’ hopes and fears
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a New York City memorial for George Floyd on Thursday, Corte Ellis held a sign he had made using a piece of cardboard from a broken-down box. The 10-year-ol...
Jun 04, 2020
Massachusetts directs agency to study phase-out of natural gas
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top attorney asked the state's public utilities regulator on Thursday to probe the future of the natural gas industry as the state mov...
Jun 04, 2020
Video of Floyd’s death offers clues into ex-Minneapolis officers’ possible defense, say legal experts
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The video of George Floyd's death offers clues into how three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting his murder could defend themselves, from sayin...
Jun 04, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court justice Sotomayor puts hold on Ohio inmate transfers
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday put on hold a judge's ruling that would require the U.S. government to move up to 837 potentially at-ri...
Jun 04, 2020
U.S. schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids
By Scot J. Paltrow (Reuters) - Late last month, San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future, psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via vid...
Jun 04, 2020
