Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Three white men charged in Georgia slaying of black man to face judge
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Three white men charged with murdering an unarmed black man in Georgia will face a judge next week in a case that touched off a national outcry after cellphone video ...
May 27, 2020
Approval of Trump’s pandemic response stays steady, Biden favored in election: Reuters/IPSOS poll
By Grant Smith NEW YORK (Reuters) - Public approval of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic remained steady this week as the number of U.S. deaths from the illness surpassed 1...
May 27, 2020
Wisconsin to send mail-in ballot applications to 2.7 million voters
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin will send absentee ballot applications to more than 2.7 million registered voters, the state's election commission agreed on Wednesday, in a first step ...
May 27, 2020
Asian shares set to sag on U.S.-China woes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares are likely to dip on Thursday after remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law reignited worri...
May 27, 2020
Biden on 100,000 coronavirus deaths: ‘To those hurting, the nation grieves with you.’
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a video message on Wednesday marking the grim milestone of 100,000 American lives lost to the coronavirus pande...
May 27, 2020
U.S. weighs options ‘across the spectrum’ to punish China over Hong Kong
By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is crafting a range of options to punish China over its tightening grip on Hong Kong, including targeted sancti...
May 27, 2020
U.S. state of Arizona files consumer fraud lawsuit against Google
(Reuters) - Arizona on Wednesday filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google alleging that the company used "deceptive" and "unfair" practices to obtain the location data of users. "G...
May 27, 2020
Carl Icahn exits Hertz with ‘significant’ loss
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he had sold his entire equity position in Hertz Global Holdings Inc at a "significant loss", days after the car rental pioneer filed for b...
May 27, 2020
U.S. House backs bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation calling on President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on those responsible for China's repress...
May 27, 2020
Factbox: Where states stand as U.S. reaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths
By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - Less than four months after a 57-year-old California woman died and was later found to be the country's first COVID-19 fatality, the coronavirus U.S. death toll topped 100...
May 27, 2020
