Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Some Arizona schools to reopen in defiance of virus benchmarks
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Some Arizona schools plan to restart in-person education on Monday in defiance of state benchmarks on when students and staff can safely return to classes during the novel co...
Aug 12, 2020
North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country's main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: Harris could help Biden with women, young voters, maybe some Republicans too – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly nine out of 10 Democrats approve of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as their party's vice presidential nominee, and she is more popular than presidential candidate...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. plans registration requirement for China’s Confucius Institutes: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department may announce as soon as Thursday a requirement for Chinese government-funded cultural centers at U.S. universities to register as foreign missions, Blo...
Aug 12, 2020
Asian stocks set to track Wall Street’s defiant rally
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for broad gains on Thursday after Wall Street's S&P 500 index briefly touched record highs, as investors appeared to shrug off worries a...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech’s challenge to social media executive order
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president's executive order targeting social media companies, calling...
Aug 12, 2020
Trump releases recommendations for reopening U.S. schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday released eight recommendations for reopening U.S. schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, including that masks be used when social distan...
Aug 12, 2020
Trump hair rinsing complaints prompt U.S. to ease shower standards
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed rule changes on Wednesday that would allow shower heads to boost water pressure, after President Donald Trump repeatedly complain...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. college admissions scam tipster gets year in prison for stock fraud
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A California businessman who tipped prosecutors off to a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison afte...
Aug 12, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's request for a three-week delay in the unsealing of additional documents related to her dealings with the...
Aug 12, 2020
