Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat app sees downloads surge before U.S. ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent's WeChat messaging app has seen a surge in downloads in the United States since Friday after Washington confirmed it would push ahead with a planned ba...
Sep 22, 2020
Australia attempts to rescue hundreds of stranded pilot whales
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers were trying to refloat hundreds of whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Tuesday, hoping to end one of the country'...
Sep 21, 2020
California firefighters race to subdue flames before heat and winds return
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five weeks after California erupted in deadly wildfires supercharged by record heat and howling winds, crews battling flames pushed on Monday to consolidate the...
Sep 21, 2020
Asian stocks fall on concerns about fresh lockdowns, banking sector
By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit ...
Sep 21, 2020
Fed policymakers urge Congress, state and local government action to close racial gaps
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - More action is needed from Congress and state and local governments to adequately address wealth and income inequalities, two Federal Reserve policymakers said on Monday....
Sep 21, 2020
World’s largest pilots’ union asks U.S. to improve cockpit procedures for Boeing 737 MAX
By Eric M. Johnson, Allison Lampert and Tracy Rucinski SEATTLE/MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing Co's 737 MAX to help pilots dis...
Sep 21, 2020
Judge in Wisconsin extends state’s absentee ballot receipt deadline
(Reuters) - A Federal judge in Wisconsin on Monday ordered the state's absentee ballot receipt deadline for November's election be extended, the latest win for Democrats in election battleground state...
Sep 21, 2020
Nevada judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit over mail-in ballots
By Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that sought to block the state from sending mail-in ballots to...
Sep 21, 2020
Fierce, frequent, climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature's cycle of renewal, as much as the changing of the seasons. But as c...
Sep 21, 2020
Two key GOP senators propose $28 billion in airline assistance to avoid job cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key Republican senators on Monday introduced legislation that would authorize $28 billion in payroll assistance to avoid thousands of airline industry layoffs set to begin O...
Sep 21, 2020
