Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump administration blocked CDC transit mask mandate, report shows
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's administration at a crucial time in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 blocked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. lawmakers want to boost oversight of foreign government broadcast sponsorship
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to strengthen the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to oversee foreign spon...
Oct 17, 2022
Cooler weather helps firefighters battle Nakia Creek Fire in Washington State
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Cooler weather overnight helped firefighters in Washington State shrink a wildfire burning in a forested area about 20 miles east of Vancouver, officials said Monday. T...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. security officials worry about homegrown election threats
By Zeba Siddiqui and Christopher Bing SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Domestic disinformation campaigns and homegrown threats to poll workers are emerging as bigger concerns ahead of the Nov. 8 U...
Oct 17, 2022
Starbucks sued for accusing unionized workers of assault, kidnapping
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp was sued on Monday by eight employees at a unionized South Carolina store who said the company falsely accused them of criminal conduct after they demande...
Oct 17, 2022
Trump’s comments on American Jews were anti-Semitic -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's recent comments that American Jews have offered insufficient praise of his policies toward Israel were anti-Semitic, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre s...
Oct 17, 2022
Americans detained in Iran accounted for after fire at Evin prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. citizens detained in Iran are accounted for and safe after the fire at Tehran's Evin prison, which mostly holds political prisoners, the U.S. State Department said on Monday...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. sues Cigna Corp for overcharging Medicare Advantage program
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States has sued insurer Cigna Corp for overcharging the Medicare Advantage program, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Prosecutors said Cigna obtained tens...
Oct 17, 2022
Planned Parenthood asks North Carolina court to let more health workers provide abortions
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - North Carolina abortion providers on Monday asked a state court to allow health professionals other than physicians to provide medication abortions, as clinics struggle...
Oct 17, 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...
Oct 17, 2022
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