Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters march to oppose postponed elections, new law
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong on Sunday to demonstrate against a new national security law imposed by China an...
Sep 06, 2020
Portland protesters throw fire bombs at officers on 100th day of demonstrations
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Protesters in Portland threw fire bombs at police on Saturday night and at least one person was injured, police said, on the 100th day of demonstrations in the Oregon cit...
Sep 06, 2020
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
By David Stanway WUHAN, China (Reuters) - The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a blue perimeter fence. A...
Sep 06, 2020
People reported injured in stabbings in Birmingham: UK police
LONDON (Reuters) - Police in the English city of Birmingham declared a "major incident" after reports that a number of people were injured in stabbings early on Sunday. "We can confirm that at approxi...
Sep 06, 2020
California grid operator warns of rotating power outages in record heat wave
(Reuters) - The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a "Stage 2" power emergency late on Saturday, warning that rotating power outages were possible amid a record heat wave. A Stage 2...
Sep 05, 2020
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen says president disparaged Black leaders and voters: report
(Contains profanities) By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, is alleging in a new book that Trump made disparaging remarks about Bl...
Sep 05, 2020
Several boats sink at Trump parade on Texas lake
(Reuters) - A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, generating waves and choppy waters that led at least four boats to sink and others to cras...
Sep 05, 2020
Amazon.com bans foreign sales of seeds in U.S. amid mystery packages
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said it has banned foreign sales of seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans received unsolicited packages of seeds in their mailboxes, mostly postmarked from...
Sep 05, 2020
New York attorney general to form grand jury to probe Rochester man’s death
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday her office would form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after Rochester police officers u...
Sep 05, 2020
Volkswagen’s labour chief rules out four-day week to save jobs
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen sees no need for a four-day week at its plants to secure jobs despite a growing shift to electric cars that are easier to build and require fewer workers, the company's h...
Sep 05, 2020
