Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
California firefighters make stand to save famed observatory, homes
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a...
Sep 22, 2020
Democrat leads in U.S. Senate race in Michigan; North Carolina a toss-up: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger among likely voters, while the North Carolina race between Republican Senator Thom Till...
Sep 22, 2020
Ginsburg movies ‘RBG’ and ‘On the Basis of Sex’ re-released to support women’s rights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two films about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are being re-released in U.S. movie theaters with proceeds going to support women's rights groups, producers said...
Sep 22, 2020
Nike beats revenue estimates on China demand, online boost
(Reuters) - Nike Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, powered by a rebound in demand for its sneakers and apparel in China, as well as strong online sales. The world's larges...
Sep 22, 2020
North Carolina extends deadline for mailed ballots as election court fights continue
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday said they will count any absentee ballots that arrive up to nine days after the ...
Sep 22, 2020
Colleges reopenings in-person likely added 3,000 U.S. COVID-19 cases per day: study
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Reopening college and university campuses for in-person instruction during late summer this year could be associated with more than 3,000 additional cases of COVID-19 ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. FDA to tighten coronavirus vaccine trial standards: paper
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new, higher standards for an emergency authorization of a coronavirus vaccine, lowering the chances that a vaccine might ...
Sep 22, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden leading Trump in Michigan, tied in North Carolina
By Jason Lange and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan, while the t...
Sep 22, 2020
Louisiana court keeps mask-free pastor out of his hearing for defying pandemic safeguards
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - A Louisiana megachurch pastor charged with repeatedly violating state coronavirus orders was denied entry to his court hearing Tuesday morning after refusing to wear a face m...
Sep 22, 2020
McConnell says timing of Supreme Court vote depends on Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will determine the timing of a Senate vote to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, after th...
Sep 22, 2020
