Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fast take: A rise in consumer confidence could boost vote for Trump
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Voters are feeling more optimistic about the economy as they weigh their choices in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, which could give President Donald Trump a boost i...
Sep 29, 2020
Loan officers say ‘restrictive’ terms of Fed Main Street program hampered lending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sample of U.S. banks say they expect loan demand from businesses targeted by the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program to increase in coming months, but also gave no c...
Sep 29, 2020
Factbox: How a Biden presidency would transform the U.S. energy landscape
(Reuters) - Should Joe Biden win November's U.S. presidential election, there could be a number of changes in energy policy. Here are the issues at stake: INTERNATIONAL OIL SUPPLIES President Donald T...
Sep 29, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 204,598 coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 7,129,313 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 33,891 cases from its previous count, and said that the...
Sep 29, 2020
Flynn’s lawyer says she talked to Trump about case, raising ethical concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn told a federal judge on Tuesday that she had raised the case with the president but...
Sep 29, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Get ready for the fireworks: the first 2020 presidential debate is finally here! Taxes, the Supreme Court, the coronavirus and the economy promise to be front and center as Republican Pres...
Sep 29, 2020
Oregon inmates find redemption in fighting wildfires
By Adrees Latif PAISLEY, Ore. (Reuters) - In the flames, they are finding redemption. The 10 Oregon prisoners carry chainsaws, axes, shovels and hoes into the biggest wildfires the state has seen in a...
Sep 29, 2020
Wall Street opens flat ahead of first presidential debate
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were muted at the open on Tuesday as investors stayed away from making big bets ahead of the first presidential debate, while awaiting a reading on consumer conf...
Sep 29, 2020
Wall Street’s IPO enemies ready one-two punch
By Joshua Franklin, Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - There have only been two direct listings on the New York Stock Exchange in the last two years. There is about to be two more in a si...
Sep 29, 2020
Unequal education: Pandemic widens race, class gaps in U.S. schools
By Nathan Layne YORK, Pa. (Reuters) - Natalie Cruz, 12, missed math and language arts instruction one recent morning because the school's virtual interface would not load. Carlos, her 8-year-old broth...
Sep 29, 2020
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