Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden to give speech on democracy Wednesday on Capitol Hill -adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will give a speech on democracy on Wednesday on Capitol Hill, White House deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon said, a week before Nov. 8 congressi...
Nov 02, 2022
Explainer-U.S. midterm elections: How America casts and counts its votes
By Matt Zdun (Reuters) - Misinformation online and false claims of election fraud by former President Donald Trump and his allies have sharply eroded public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections. H...
Nov 02, 2022
U.S. grants some Venezuelans speedy entry under new program, sponsors say
By Ted Hesson and Jackie Botts (Reuters) - U.S. sponsors applying to bring Venezuelans into the United States under a new program are receiving approvals in hours or days, a lightning-fast pace that c...
Nov 02, 2022
Florida school mass shooter to be sentenced to life in prison
(Reuters) - A Florida judge was due to formally sentence Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a school in Parkland, to life in prison on Wednesday. A j...
Nov 02, 2022
Biden administration seeks to cut U.S. home energy bills with $4.5 billion savings package
(Reuters) - The Biden administration will offer Americans nearly $4.5 billion in assistance to help lower home energy costs, the White House said on Wednesday. The package, announced by the Department...
Nov 02, 2022
U.S. provides grants, loans to expand meat processing capacity
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will direct $73 million in grants to small- and medium-sized meat and poultry processors to expand their capacity and deliver more funds through ...
Nov 02, 2022
Stan Lee’s former business manager cleared of theft charges
(Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge cleared the former business manager of the late Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee of grand theft charges on Tuesday, ending a four-year criminal case that emerged in the f...
Nov 02, 2022
Obama warns ‘more people are going to get hurt’ if political climate persists
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Democratic former President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned that "more people are going to get hurt" unless the U.S. political climate changes, after the husband of the Spe...
Nov 02, 2022
Washington state sues to block Albertsons’ $4 billion payout to shareholders
(Reuters) - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block grocery chain Albertsons Cos Inc from paying dividends to shareholders before closure of its proposed mer...
Nov 01, 2022
Mail-in Pennsylvania ballots with incorrect dates will be saved but not counted, court rules
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday ordered officials to disallow mail-in ballots with the wrong date marked on the envelope, potentially throwing out numerous votes in close races tha...
Nov 01, 2022
