Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. details up to $14 billion in new aid for farmers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday announced details of a second round of COVID-19 aid for farmers, which will pay up to $14 billion to growers of major crops such as corn, ...
Sep 18, 2020
White House to announce $11.6 billion aid for Puerto Rico: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to announce an $11.6 billion aid package for Puerto Rico as the island continues to deal with the aftermath of the devastation brought by 2017's Hurricane ...
Sep 18, 2020
Queen Elizabeth formally strips Harvey Weinstein of his British honour
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has formally stripped Harvey Weinstein of his honorary award following his conviction for sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an a...
Sep 18, 2020
Dozens of Hong Kong people write postcards to fugitives arrested by China
By Carol Mang and Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dozens of people in Hong Kong braved heavy rain on Friday evening to write postcards to 12 fugitives arrested by China at sea last month to offer com...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. current account deficit surges 52.9% in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit soared to its highest level in nearly 12 years in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on the exports of goods and services. The ...
Sep 18, 2020
Firefighter dies in California wildfire: U.S. Forest Service
(Reuters) - One firefighter died battling a wildfire in California's San Bernardino National Forest, U.S. Forest Service officials said on Friday. The firefighter, whose name was being withheld until ...
Sep 18, 2020
Exclusive: Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday – officials
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and...
Sep 18, 2020
Factbox: Over 328,000 without power from Hurricane Sally in Alabama, Florida
(Reuters) - Over 328,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Friday in Florida and Alabama after Hurricane Sally smashed into the Gulf Coast early Wednesday, according to local utiliti...
Sep 18, 2020
Belarus opposition offers talks as U.N. hears fears of ‘another iron curtain’
GENEVA (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she called "atrocities" during crackdowns on anti-government protests...
Sep 18, 2020
The foreign policy issues that divide Trump and Biden
By Simon Lewis and Michael Martina (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put "America First," overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. all...
Sep 18, 2020
