Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Banks, investors pivot towards Biden win after Trump tests positive for COVID
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global banks and investors said they were stepping up their preparations for a victory by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after his rival Republican P...
Oct 02, 2020
Vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris still on
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oct. 7 vice presidential debate between Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will go ahead despite President Donald Tr...
Oct 02, 2020
Coronavirus relief talks between Pelosi, Mnuchin to continue: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for 65 minutes on coronavirus relief on Friday, her spokesman said in a post on Twitter. They discuss...
Oct 02, 2020
‘Anyone can get it,’ Trump supporters shocked at diagnosis, unwavering in support
By Ernest Scheyder and Nick Brown WARREN, Ohio/BANGOR, Penn. (Reuters) - As Americans digested the news on Friday that President Donald Trump had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, some of his...
Oct 02, 2020
Exclusive: Airbnb seeks to raise roughly $3 billion in IPO
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Home rental company Airbnb Inc is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the matter said o...
Oct 02, 2020
Acting U.S. DHS security intelligence chief says he agrees with FBI on white supremacist threat
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The acting chief of the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office on Friday said he agrees with the FBI director and other administration officials...
Oct 02, 2020
White House initiated contact tracing after aide tested positive, released Trump results within hour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contact tracing was put into place at the White House immediately after Trump aide Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said ...
Oct 02, 2020
Pelosi says talks continue on coronavirus relief, lists five sticking points
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said on Friday that negotiations with the White House on a coronavirus relief package are continuing, but she is ...
Oct 02, 2020
Minnesota, New Jersey officials urge COVID-19 testing after Trump events this week
By Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota on Friday urged hundreds of people who attended President Donald Trump's campaign events in those states this wee...
Oct 02, 2020
New Jersey takes steps to ensure reproductive rights as Roe v. Wade future uncertain
(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Friday announced that state lawmakers will introduce legislation to protect and extend access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion. The bill wo...
Oct 02, 2020
