Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
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
Disney appeal to California: ‘It’s time’ to let Disneyland reopen
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co urged California officials on Tuesday to let the company reopen the Disneyland theme park, which remains shuttered six months after closing down...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. airlines to make urgent call for new bailout ahead of October 1 job cuts
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines plan to make a last-ditch bid to persuade Congress to grant them a new $25 billion bailout to help avert thous...
Sep 22, 2020
Wisconsin sounds alarm after surge in COVID-19 cases as nation surpasses 200,000 deaths
By Maria Caspani and Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a new public health emergency and extended a face coverings mandate into November to fight a flare-up of ...
Sep 22, 2020
Handmaid’s Tale? U.S. Supreme Court candidate’s religious community under scrutiny
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Some have likened People of Praise, a self-described charismatic Christian community, to the totalitarian, male-dominated society of Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid'...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump and Biden set to clash on Supreme Court, five other topics in first debate
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will spar for 90 minutes over the Supreme Court, the coronavirus, voting integrity and "race and violence in our c...
Sep 22, 2020
Italian referendum, regional vote make early election unlikely
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italian lawmakers cheered a crushing referendum victory that will cut their numbers - safe in the knowledge that their parliamentary life will probabl...
Sep 22, 2020
Fast Take: U.S. housing boom good for some voters, leaves others in the cold
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Total U.S. home sales soared in August, but a record crunch in housing supply sent prices surging. That is a fresh reminder that while the housing market is outperforming...
Sep 22, 2020
