Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days, she said on Twitter, becoming the latest member of Congress...
Sep 20, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 198,754 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 6,748,935 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 42,561 cases from its previous count, and said the number of U....
Sep 20, 2020
Tropical Storm Beta to drop a foot of rain in Texas and Louisiana
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beta was predicted to bring a foot of rain to parts of coastal Texas and Louisiana next week as the 24th named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season moves ashore on...
Sep 20, 2020
Majority of Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace Ginsburg – Reuters poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans, including many Republicans, want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Sup...
Sep 20, 2020
Democrats smash fundraising records after Ginsburg death
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic donors smashed fundraising records after the death on Friday of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, funneling more than $90 million to candid...
Sep 20, 2020
Murkowski opposes Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee before election – reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Sunday said she opposes a vote on any U.S. Supreme Court nominee ahead of the November election, becoming the second Republican in the chamber to ...
Sep 20, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. to slap sanctions on over two dozen targets tied to Iran arms
By Steve Holland and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran's nuclear, missile and conventional arms ...
Sep 20, 2020
Bahrain says it foils ‘terrorist attack’ backed by Iran – Saudi state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain said on Sunday it had foiled a "terrorist attack" that was backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saudi state TV Al-Ekhbariya reported, citing Bahrain's Ministry...
Sep 20, 2020
U.S. sets record with over one million coronavirus tests in a day
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The United States set a one-day record with over 1 million coronavirus diagnostic tests being performed, but the country needs 6 million to 10 million a day to bring outbr...
Sep 20, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to undergo surgery Friday, newspapers say
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a bladder stone on Friday, Brazilian newspapers reported, citing government sources. Bolsonaro will be...
Sep 20, 2020
