Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden campaign planning for possible prime-time speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is planning for a possible prime-time speech on Saturday as his lead over Republican President Donald Trump continues...
Nov 07, 2020
For Senate Democrats, campaign money couldn’t buy happiness
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison shattered U.S. Senate campaign fundraising records this year, as he amassed a stunning $109 million war chest for an elect...
Nov 07, 2020
Berkshire operating results fall even as Apple boosts profit
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a lower operating profit as the coronavirus pandemic was expected to weigh on some of its businesses, though gains in stocks such as Apple Inc fue...
Nov 07, 2020
Spanish-language misinformation dogged Democrats in U.S. election
By Christopher Bing, Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Spanish-language misinformation flourished online in the days surrounding the U.S. election, even as social media companies moved t...
Nov 07, 2020
Cuba braces for Storm Eta after deadly toll in Central America
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's meteorology office warned on Saturday of torrential rain and flooding as Tropical Depression Eta churned northwards towards the Caribbean island, and on track to Florida, aft...
Nov 07, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan ousts central bank governor as lira slides
By Daren Butler, Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fired central bank governor Murat Uysal on Saturday and replaced him with ex-finance mi...
Nov 07, 2020
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict, as ...
Nov 07, 2020
‘We’re going to win this race’: Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Andy Sullivan and Makini Brice WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump...
Nov 06, 2020
U.S. daily coronavirus cases exceed 129,000, third day over 100,000
By Anurag Maan (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than 100,000 cases as a third wave o...
Nov 06, 2020
White House chief of staff Meadows has COVID-19 – source
(Reuters) - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday. It was not immediately clear when or how he was infec...
Nov 06, 2020
