Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Justice Department to propose changes to internet platforms immunity: source
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms on managing content, a per...
Sep 23, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, became the latest prominent Republican voice to back Joe Biden to wrest the White House from Donald Trump as both candidates ramped up their...
Sep 23, 2020
Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for remark about diverse talent
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Officer Charles Scharf apologized on Wednesday for "making an insensitive comment reflecting my own unconscious bias", a day after Reuters reported he had ...
Sep 23, 2020
Fax, mail or DHL? Overseas U.S. voters fret ahead of Nov. 3 election
By Luke Baker, Matthew Tostevin and Cassandra Garrison LONDON/BANGKOK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - By fax, courier or mail, U.S. voters abroad are going to new lengths to ensure their ballots are counted,...
Sep 23, 2020
U.S. TV shows try a new election playbook: making voting part of the story
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From "black-ish" to a "West Wing" reunion, television shows are using the power of entertainment in new ways to encourage more Americans to participate in the ...
Sep 23, 2020
Mars drops Uncle Ben’s brand image after racial stereotyping row
(Reuters) - Mars Inc said on Wednesday it was changing the name and branding of its Uncle Ben's rice products after the brand came under fire for promoting racial stereotypes. The company said it woul...
Sep 23, 2020
Special Report: A killing at sea implicates the armed forces in lawless Venezuela
By Angus Berwick and Luc Cohen CARACAS (Reuters) - Around midnight on February 23, Eulalio Bravo, a marine electrician, was dozing in his rack aboard the San Ramon, an oil tanker anchored off the coas...
Sep 23, 2020
Roche, AC Immune anti-Tau Alzheimer’s drug fails trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche and partner AC Immune said their experimental anti-Tau Alzheimer's disease drug semorinemab failed to slow cognitive decline in a trial, a fresh blow to effort...
Sep 23, 2020
Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’ drives reality check for recent share surge
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc faced a stock market reality check on Wednesday after a much hyped "Battery Day" event which Wall Street analysts judged chiefly for its omissions and hazy delivery deadlines. In...
Sep 23, 2020
Futures rise ahead of business activity data; Nike shines
By Sagarika Jaisinghani (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday ahead of data that would throw light on the pace of an economic recovery from a coronavirus-driven recession, while Nike ...
Sep 23, 2020
