Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. CDC reports 201,411 coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 6,916,292 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 41,310 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Sep 24, 2020
FBI, DHS say they have ‘not identified’ hacking schemes to change vote tallies ahead of U.S. election
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - U.S. security agencies say they are not aware of any cyber threats that could change vote tallies or "manipulate votes at scale" in the Nov. 3 presidential election, ac...
Sep 24, 2020
Visits to U.S. stores, restaurants stall as concern over economic recovery grows
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foot traffic to U.S. restaurants and stores showed little improvement last week, high frequency data show, and signs emerged of deepening stress for small bu...
Sep 24, 2020
Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - His assault on Libya's capital has collapsed. Foreign powers have tried to sideline him. But military commander Khalifa Haftar still sits astride oil terminals, with e...
Sep 24, 2020
Senate panel plans to issue subpoenas to CEO’s of Google, Facebook, Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chaired by Republican Senator Roger Wicker plans to issue subpoenas to the chief executives of Twitter, Alphabet's Google and Facebook to testify ...
Sep 24, 2020
B&G Foods to remove Cream of Wheat Black chef image from packaging
(Reuters) - B&G Foods Inc said on Thursday it would drop an image of a Black chef from the packaging of its Cream of Wheat porridge mix, the latest company to make branding changes widely considered a...
Sep 24, 2020
Belarus faces imminent sanctions as pressure mounts on Lukashenko
By Arshad Mohammed, Matt Spetalnick and Robin Emmott WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Canada may impose sanctions on Belarus as early as Friday, four sources told Reuters...
Sep 24, 2020
Trump deserves ‘fair chance’ to challenge Manhattan prosecutor’s subpoena for tax returns: filing
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push to keep his tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor, as his lawyers said the U.S. president deserves a "fair chance" to show a subpoe...
Sep 24, 2020
Mary Trump, niece of Donald Trump, sues U.S. president and family for fraud
(Reuters) - Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, sued the U.S. president on Thursday, accusing him and other family members of cheating her out of tens of millions of dollars from an inheritance. Th...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. appeals court rejects novel opioid settlement framework
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a judge's approval of a novel plan by lawyers representing cities and counties suing drug companies over the U.S. opioid epidemic that...
Sep 24, 2020
