Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Portland votes for first-ever U.S. ban on corporate use of facial recognition
(Reuters) - Portland on Wednesday voted in favor of the first-ever ban in the United States on private entities, such as restaurants and retail stores, from using facial recognition technology in publ...
Sep 09, 2020
Three people found dead from large California wildfire
(Reuters) - Three people have been found dead from a massive lightning-sparked wildfire burning north of Sacramento, California, threatening thousands of homes and other structures, the Butte County s...
Sep 09, 2020
Asian markets seen firmer after Wall Street turns positive
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian markets are expected to swing higher on Thursday, after U.S. stocks reversed course from a three-day losing streak that led the technology-heavy Nasdaq i...
Sep 09, 2020
‘Illegal thoughts’: how some exiled critics of Thai king are fuelling a revolt
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - At a university campus demonstration in Bangkok on Aug. 10, the images of two men were projected onto a giant screen against a shimmering...
Sep 09, 2020
Exclusive: Boeing to face independent ethics probe over lunar lander bid – document
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co is submitting to an independent review of its compliance and ethics practices, according to an agreement struck with NASA and the U.S. Air Force and s...
Sep 09, 2020
A scan of 10.3 million stars turns up no sign of aliens – yet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have completed the broadest search to date for extraterrestrial civilizations by scanning roughly 10.3 million stars using a radio telescope in Austral...
Sep 09, 2020
Los Angeles bans trick-or-treating, Halloween activities in pandemic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County health officials said on Wednesday that trick-or-treating and Halloween gatherings would be banned in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. "Halloween gather...
Sep 09, 2020
Trump rallies in Nevada canceled over crowd-size restrictions
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's plan to hold campaign rallies this weekend at two Nevada airports was scrapped on Wednesday after local authorities said the events would violate the s...
Sep 09, 2020
‘Explosive’ western U.S. wildfires threaten Oregon towns
By Andrew Hay and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Strong winds and high temperatures fed nearly 100 extreme wildfires across the U.S. West on Wednesday, severely damaging at least two small towns in Oreg...
Sep 09, 2020
Chicago mayor disputes impact of ‘Operation Legend’ as Barr touts its success
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday boasted that the increased presence of federal agents in Chicago over the past few weeks helped contribute to a 50 percent...
Sep 09, 2020
