Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Delta becomes a Category Three Hurricane again: NHC
(Reuters) - Delta re-strengthened into a Category Three Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with additional strengthening expected on Thursday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Cent...
Oct 08, 2020
Biden says he would reveal his view on expanding Supreme Court post-election
By Trevor Hunnicutt PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if h...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. appeals court blocks extension of Wisconsin’s absentee ballot receipt deadline
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots that arrive up to six ...
Oct 08, 2020
California needs forests to fight climate change, but they are going up in smoke
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's record wildfires pose a problem for the state's plan to use its forests to help offset climate-warming emissions. It is unclear how much Californi...
Oct 08, 2020
New York City parents scramble to deal with new school closures as COVID-19 resurges
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 6-year-old son of Jodi Cook, a Brooklyn mother of two, had just resumed in-person classes at his local elementary - only to face the closur...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. railroad Amtrak warns of 2,400 additional job losses without new bailout
(Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said Thursday that without a new government bailout it could be forced to cut additional train service and cut spending that could lead to the loss of anothe...
Oct 08, 2020
Chile scientists study potential coronavirus mutation in remote Patagonia
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Scientists in Chile are investigating a possible mutation of the novel coronavirus in southern Patagonia, a far-flung region near the tip of the South American continent that has ...
Oct 08, 2020
McConnell avoids White House, citing laxity on masks, COVID-19 precautions
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, one of President Donald Trump's most powerful allies in Washington, has avoided visiting the White House for more th...
Oct 08, 2020
Trump unchained? Afghan troop surprise shows pre-election impulse to upend policy
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a month before the election, U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt vow to bring home troops from Afghanistan by year-end is a sign of how...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. Justice Department seeks to curb risks of foreign-made drones
By Susan Heavey and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it was revising its drone purchasing policy, saying those who use department funds to buy or opera...
Oct 08, 2020
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