Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
A migrant mother saw her disabled son walk into the U.S. Then he disappeared
By Mimi Dwyer, Kristina Cooke and Sofia Menchu LOS ANGELES/PETEN, Guatemala (Reuters) - On Aug. 24, after waiting for five months in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez for a U.S. asylum ...
Sep 10, 2020
How California’s wildfires could spark a financial crisis
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Wildfires across the U.S. West are among the sparks from climate change that could ignite a U.S. financial crisis by damaging home values, state tourism and local government ...
Sep 10, 2020
Fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A fire at Beirut port on Thursday sent up a large column of black smoke into the sky over the Lebanese capital a little more than a month since a massive blast devastated the port f...
Sep 10, 2020
ByteDance may miss U.S. deadline for TikTok deal: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - ByteDance is likely to miss the deadline imposed by the Trump administration for the sale of TikTok's U.S. assets as new Chinese regulations have complicated deal talks with bidders Micros...
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. confirms it will end enhanced screening for some international passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government confirmed on Thursday it will end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID-19 and drop requirements that travelers c...
Sep 10, 2020
Senate to vote on Republican coronavirus aid bill opposed by Democrats
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was set to vote on Thursday on a Republican bill providing around $300 billion in new coronavirus aid, far below the $3 trillion Democrats insis...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: China bars media coverage of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co's release of "Mulan", in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film's links with...
Sep 10, 2020
BP enters offshore wind with $1.1 billion Equinor deal
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Ron Bousso OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - BP entered the offshore wind market on Thursday with a $1.1 billion deal to buy 50% stakes in two U.S. developments from Norway's Equinor, a...
Sep 10, 2020
AstraZeneca says should know if vaccine works by year-end if trials resume
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's chief executive Pascal Soriot said on Thursday that it should know before the end of the year whether its experimental vaccine would protect people from COVID-19, if t...
Sep 10, 2020
Belarus opposition leader says authorities threatened to kill her
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus opposition politican Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine earlier th...
Sep 10, 2020
