Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
TikTok has its Arab Spring moment as teen activism overtakes dance moves
By Arriana McLymore and Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just a few months ago, 17-year-old Taylor Cassidy was spending hours flailing her arms in an attempt to pick up the latest dance move the "Renega...
Jun 02, 2020
Six Atlanta cops face excessive force charges after tasing college students
(Reuters) - Six Atlanta police officers will face charges for an incident in which they tased two college students and removed them from their car during protests over the death of George Floyd, an un...
Jun 02, 2020
On the streets of Washington, pleas for change met with batons and rubber bullets
By Andy Sullivan and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They had come out by the hundreds on the streets of the U.S. capital to protest racism and police brutality. With a curfew fast approaching,...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. senator wants defense bill to ban use of military against peaceful protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters, after days of demonstrations over th...
Jun 02, 2020
Center for Democracy and Technology files lawsuit against Trump’s executive order on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on social media, arguing it violates th...
Jun 02, 2020
New York City picks up the pieces after night of unrest, curfew extended
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will remain under curfew through Sunday after another night of looting that marred largely peaceful protests over an African-American man's death in police custody i...
Jun 02, 2020
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S.
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - African, Cuban and Haitian migrants stranded in Honduras after borders were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic began trekking northward on Tuesday in an...
Jun 02, 2020
North Carolina governor says large-scale Republican convention ‘very unlikely’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Carolina's Democratic governor on Tuesday refused Republican demands for a full-fledged presidential convention in the state this summer, telling organizers that planning ...
Jun 02, 2020
Facebook employee says leaders fail to address staff outcry over Trump posts
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Facebook employee said company leaders holding an all-hands meeting on Tuesday had so far failed to address concerns of staff who walked away from their desks...
Jun 02, 2020
Former rival Julian Castro endorses Biden as best candidate to reform policing
(Reuters) - Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, saying he understands the urgent need to reform law enforcement practices amid the natio...
Jun 02, 2020
