Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NHC says Storm Arthur forecast to move away from U.S. east coast
(Reuters) - The center of tropical storm Arthur is forecast to continue to move away from the east coast of the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. Arthur, the firs...
May 18, 2020
Disney’s Mayer to become TikTok CEO
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Monday its top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave to become the Chief Executive Officer of Bytedance's popular video app TikTok. (Reporting by Munsif Venga...
May 18, 2020
Chinese parent in U.S. college admissions scandal fined $250,000
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered a Chinese woman who lives in Canada to pay a $250,000 fine after she admitted to paying $400,000 to secure her son's admission to the University...
May 18, 2020
Trump reveals he is taking hydroxychloroquine as hedge against virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that he has touted despite medical warnings about its use, as a preventive medicin...
May 18, 2020
Trump says WHO has done ‘a very sad job,’ statement ‘in near future’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would issue a statement about the World Health Organization in the near future and said it had "done a very sad job" in its handlin...
May 18, 2020
Wisconsin lawsuit seeks absentee ballot forms, other poll changes amid coronavirus concerns
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Advocacy groups sued Wisconsin election officials on Monday, seeking to force the state to send every voter an absentee ballot request form, hire more poll workers and launch ...
May 18, 2020
U.S. Senator Rubio chosen as acting Intelligence Committee chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will serve as acting chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday, after Senator Richard Burr announced...
May 18, 2020
Trump says Pompeo requested he fire State Department inspector general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him to fire the State Department's inspector general and defended his right to terminate the official. Talk...
May 18, 2020
As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is critical ...
May 18, 2020
New cases? Deaths? U.S. states’ reopening plans are all over the map
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has set some distinct goals the federal district needs to meet in order for her to feel comfortable ending a stay-at-home or...
May 18, 2020
