Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
From big family to U.S. high court, Barrett ‘used to being in group of nine’
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the parent of seven children, Amy Coney Barrett knows about working with a large group: it is an experience she will have again if confirmed as the ninth jus...
Sep 26, 2020
Democrats hammer Trump’s Supreme Court pick, say she could jeopardize Obamacare
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and others in his party on Saturday blasted President Donald Trump's choice of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supr...
Sep 26, 2020
Senate confirmation hearings likely to start Oct. 12 for Barrett, Trump says
By Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate will likely open hearings on his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Oct. 12 ...
Sep 26, 2020
North Korea warns of naval tensions during search for slain South Korean: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it would hand over the body a South Korean man killed by its troops if it is found during a search operation, but warned South Korea from sending any warships into t...
Sep 26, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett has staked out conservative positions
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In nominating Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court jud...
Sep 26, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. shale producers Devon, WPX Energy in merger talks
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction that would create a combined company worth around $6 ...
Sep 26, 2020
Biden promises U.S. mayors he will be a partner in the White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assured U.S. mayors on Saturday he would be an active partner in the White House in helping them respond to racial justice protests a...
Sep 26, 2020
As U.S., China squabble at U.N., a plea – and warning – from one of world’s smallest states
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - As China and the United States feuded at the United Nations this week over COVID-19 and climate, one of the world's smallest states pleaded for detente. "Micro...
Sep 26, 2020
Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota report record rises in COVID cases
(Reuters) - Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota reported record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases on Saturday as infections rise nationally for a second week in a row, according to a Reuters analysi...
Sep 26, 2020
Rochester names first female police chief in wake of racial justice protests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mayor of Rochester, New York named the city's first female police chief on Saturday, weeks after firing the previous chief amid protests over the death of a Black man in polic...
Sep 26, 2020
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