Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Out of the house: Biden makes first public campaign stop in weeks
By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW CASTLE, Delaware (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made his first campaign trip outside his Delaware home since quarantining himself due to the coronavirus ...
May 25, 2020
Lufthansa says Germany approves stabilization package
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's new Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) has approved a 9 billion euro ($9.80 billion) stabilization package for Lufthansa , Germany's flagship carrier said on Monday. "Th...
May 25, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu says he won’t miss West Bank annexation opportunity
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not miss a "historic opportunity" to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, calling the...
May 25, 2020
Trump warns he may move Republican convention site from NC
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina set for August if the event faces state ...
May 25, 2020
EU must present united front to shield pandemic-hit banks: regulator
By John O'Donnell and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European countries need to join forces to shield their banks from the coronavirus outbreak, one of the bloc's top regulators said on Monday...
May 25, 2020
Russia seeks 18-year jail term for ex-U.S. Marine accused of spying: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors asked a court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan to 18 years in prison on charges of espionage, the Interfax news agency reported. The court wi...
May 25, 2020
Old-fashioned milkman makes the rounds as U.S. shoppers stay home
MIDDLETOWN, Md. (Reuters) - The milk truck can be heard more than a block away, chugging along the narrow tree-lined streets of Washington's historic Capitol Hill neighborhood. Milkman Seth Burmeister...
May 25, 2020
Chicago artist fills pesky potholes with pandemic art
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy road for many Chicagoans, but they have mosaic artist Jim Bachor to thank for paving the way to some unexpected smiles wit...
May 25, 2020
Lufthansa, German government agree on rescue package: dpa
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government and the management of flagship carrier Lufthansa , which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, have reached an agreement on state aid worth billions o...
May 25, 2020
Rural migrants suffer most amid China’s unemployment misery
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - Migrant workers Zhang Jianpeng and his wife returned to Beijing in late April, after nearly three months in lockdown at their home village in northern Shanxi pr...
May 25, 2020
