Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
23 U.S. states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 23 U.S. states led by California, the District of Columbia and some major cities are challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama administration fuel e...
May 27, 2020
U.S. CDC reports total of 1.68 million coronavirus cases, 99,031 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 1,678,843 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 16,429 cases from its previous count, and said that t...
May 27, 2020
New York’s Cuomo says discussed infrastructure with Trump, railed against partisanship
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused on how to "supercharge" the economy by investing in infrastructure, and he called on R...
May 27, 2020
Republicans cast doubt on future of U.S. House bills passed by proxy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmaker...
May 27, 2020
LeBron James joins athletes voicing outrage over death of unarmed black man after arrest
(Reuters) - LeBron James was among a number of high-profile athletes who took to social media to speak out on the death of an unarmed black man seen in a video lying face down in the street while a wh...
May 27, 2020
Ex-White House hopeful Gabbard drops defamation suit against Hillary Clinton
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tulsi Gabbard, a U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii, dropped a lawsuit against the Democratic Party's former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for defamation on We...
May 27, 2020
Author, AIDS policy advocate Larry Kramer dead at 84: New York Times
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Larry Kramer, whose early advocacy for a national response to AIDS as the disease first emerged in the 1980s helped raise awareness and shape health care policy into the 19...
May 27, 2020
Ex-Watergate prosecutors say judge has legal duty to review facts in Flynn case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors on Wednesday said U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan should be allowed to review all the facts before deciding whether to ...
May 27, 2020
Special Report: U.S. takes aim at the power behind Venezuela’s Maduro – his first lady
By Angus Berwick and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, a bit player in the Venezuelan leadership was arrested in Colombia and extradited to the United States to face drug ...
May 27, 2020
Washington, D.C. will begin reopening on Friday: mayor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C. is set to begin its first phase of reopening on Friday, the federal district's mayor said on Wednesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who had issued a stay-at-home order...
May 27, 2020
