Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Former U.S. officials question DOJ’s probe of ‘unmasking’ of Trump ally
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. intelligence officials questioned the Justice Department's naming of a prosecutor to probe the "unmasking" of names in spy-agency eavesdropping rep...
May 29, 2020
Biden losing economic argument to Trump as U.S. begins to re-open
By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is trusted more than Democratic nominee Joe Biden to handle the economy, polls show, even with more t...
May 29, 2020
U.S. hospitals slash use of drug championed by Trump as coronavirus treatment
By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals said they have pulled way back on the use of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 ...
May 29, 2020
Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis
By Carlos Barria and Eric Miller MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A third night of racially charged arson, looting and vandalism gripped Minneapolis as protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black...
May 29, 2020
Coffee maker JDE Peet’s valued at $17.3 billion in virtual IPO, shares surge
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Shares in coffee maker JDE Peet's surged almost 13% in their stock market debut on Friday as investors jumped on one of the few big IPOs launched during the coronavirus crisis. S...
May 29, 2020
Twitter attaches disclaimer to Trump’s Minneapolis tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
(Reuters) - Twitter on Friday said that one of U.S. President Donald Trump's tweets on Minneapolis protests had breached its rules about "glorifying violence." "...These THUGS are dishonoring the memo...
May 29, 2020
Seven shot in Louisville protests over killing of black woman: police
(Reuters) - Seven people were shot and at least one was in critical condition after protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot in her apartment in ...
May 29, 2020
Stick or twist? Investors face coronavirus-induced property dilemma
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has emptied offices and shuttered shops but filled warehouses and highlighted demand for work-from-home spaces, leaving investors wondering...
May 29, 2020
Crisis-hit Wall Street checks in to Zandi’s ‘impairment studio’
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Wall Street doesn't know where the world economy is heading, it books a session at Mark Zandi's "impairment studio". Faced with a pandemic-fueled recession wit...
May 29, 2020
Renault to restructure French factories in high-stakes reboot plan
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault said on Friday it was launching talks with unions to reorganise and cease assembling vehicles at several plants in France as it cuts some 15,000 jobs worldwid...
May 29, 2020
