Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Retirements, layoffs, labor force flight may leave scars on U.S economy
By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she'd been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping job in March, during...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. to challenge World Court’s jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for the United States are expected on Monday to reject the jurisdiction of the U.N.'s highest court to resolve a case brought by Iran seeking to...
Sep 14, 2020
Myanmar casualties may represent war crimes: U.N.’s Bachelet
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that three years after a Rohingya exodus "no concrete measures" on accountability had been taken by authorities and said some cases of rec...
Sep 14, 2020
Burned jaguars, fire tornadoes: Blazes in Brazil wetland deliver climate warning
By Jake Spring POCON, Brazil (Reuters) - A fire has been burning since mid-July in the remote wetlands of west-central Brazil, leaving in its wake a vast charred desolation bigger than New York City. ...
Sep 14, 2020
Tesla investors should be watching for M&A for S&P inclusion
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tesla Inc investors were disappointed after the company was snubbed in the S&P 500's latest round of inclusions, but the electric automaker's entry could still hap...
Sep 14, 2020
Factbox: Democrats threaten Senate’s Republican majority in key races
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's slumping opinion poll numbers over his response to the coronavirus pandemic are also weighing on his fellow Republicans' chances of holding onto their 53-47 majori...
Sep 14, 2020
Tropical storm Teddy forms in the Atlantic: U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical depression 20 has strengthened into storm Teddy in the Atlantic and is expected to become a powerful hurricane later this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Mo...
Sep 14, 2020
Belarus leader in Russia on mission to win Putin’s backing
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus arrived in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday, seeking Moscow's backing after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge p...
Sep 14, 2020
Sovereigns raid rainy day funds for $100 billion after COVID-19 storm
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Countries coping with the coronavirus crisis and a slump in commodities prices are dipping into sovereign wealth funds for more than $100 billion, and that figure coul...
Sep 14, 2020
Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers in its latest job spree this year
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers - the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year - to keep pace with e-comme...
Sep 14, 2020
