Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Halep withdraws from U.S. Open over COVID-19 concerns
(Reuters) - World number two Simona Halep of Romania will not travel to New York to play in the U.S. Open due to COVID-19 concerns, she said on Monday, leaving the women's draw at the Grand Slam tourn...
Aug 17, 2020
Factbox: Who is speaking at the Democratic National Convention – and why
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - This week's Democratic National Convention will feature a lineup of heavyweight politicians, rising stars and everyday Americans making the case for why Joe Biden shoul...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. tightening restrictions on Huawei access to technology, chips
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co, aimed at cracking down on its access to commerci...
Aug 17, 2020
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia, to the United Arab Emirates as part of its normalisation deal wit...
Aug 17, 2020
Nebraska school district cancels classes as staff catch coronavirus
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A Nebraska school district said on Saturday it had canceled classes after staff members tested positive for the new coronavirus, the latest state to see instruction disrupted...
Aug 16, 2020
President Trump says his brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said that his brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night, a day after the president visited him in a New York hospital. "It is with heavy he...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump gets verified account on TikTok competitor Triller
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller, another sign of the White House's disfavor toward the ByteDance-owned vide...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says he’s ‘looking into’ banning China’s Alibaba in the U.S.
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said during a press conference that he was "looking into" whether Chinese technology giant Alibaba should be banned in the United States. (Reporting...
Aug 15, 2020
Police disperse Georgia protest after fights break out
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police dispersed right-wing demonstrators and counter protesters on Saturday as scuffles broke out in an Atlanta suburb that is home to a giant Confederate memorial. Several dozen ...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says he’s considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligen...
Aug 15, 2020
