Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. CDC reports 190,262 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,115 to 190,262 and reported 6,343,562 cases, an in...
Sep 10, 2020
Fast take: Jobless claims and the U.S. presidential race
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The still-sky-high number of Americans who lost work during the coronavirus crisis and continue to tap unemployment insurance would normally be a troubling sign for a U.S. pr...
Sep 10, 2020
Twitter expands misinformation rules ahead of U.S. election
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would label or remove misinformation aiming to undermine confidence in the U.S. election, including posts claiming victory before res...
Sep 10, 2020
Americans splurged over Labor Day weekend. That’s the good news
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People flocked to stores - and back to restaurants - over Labor Day weekend in the United States, setting post-pandemic highs for retail foot traffic and sea...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration considers postponing refugee admissions, U.S. official says
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are weighing whether to postpone or further cut refugee admissions in the coming year amid legal fights over President Donald Tru...
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. auction house withdraws Spanish conquistador manuscript after Mexico’s theft complaint
By Raul Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. auction house has stopped the sale of a 16th-century manuscript linked to the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes after researchers said it was probably...
Sep 10, 2020
Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes puts mental state at issue, to be examined by U.S. experts
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered former Theranos Inc Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes to be examined by U.S. government experts, after lawyers defending her against criminal fra...
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. blacklists Russia-linked individuals over election interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Russia-linked individuals, the U.S. Treasury Department said, accusing them of attempting to influence the U.S. electoral...
Sep 10, 2020
Republicans back Trump despite reports he called soldiers ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Half of Americans believe media reports that President Donald Trump referred to U.S. soldiers as "suckers" and "losers," despite his denials, but the alleged comment...
Sep 10, 2020
Wildfires burn up entire U.S west coast, at least seven dead
By Carlos Barria and Adrees Latif TALENT, Ore./EAGLE POINT, Ore. (Reuters) - An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in all U.S. West Coast states have destroyed thousands of homes and...
Sep 10, 2020
