Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Bullet-proof glass, guards: U.S. election offices tighten security for Nov. 8 midterms
By Andy Sullivan and Julia Harte (Reuters) - When voters in Jefferson County, Colorado, cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election, they will see security guards stationed outside the busiest p...
Oct 09, 2022
Explainer-U.S. marijuana pardons help thousands, leave others in prison
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's pardon for thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law has profound impact, experts and individuals say...
Oct 09, 2022
Gray whale numbers along North America’s west coast down nearly 40% since 2016
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of gray whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40% from a 2016 peak, and the population produced i...
Oct 07, 2022
Appeals court temporarily blocks Arizona’s abortion ban
By Ismail Shakil and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - An appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a 1901 ban on nearly all abortions in the state, overruling a trial court's decisi...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. Treasury sets new tax credit rule to expand affordable housing
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury moved to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing on Friday by finalizing a new tax credit income rule that may qualify more housin...
Oct 07, 2022
Columbia University reaches $165 million deal with victims abused by former doctor
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals said that a $165 million settlement was reached with nearly 150 patients of a former gynecologist, who was accused of sex...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. reports highly lethal bird flu in Arkansas chickens
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A highly lethal form of avian flu infected a commercial breeding flock of chickens in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The infection widens an outbreak ...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. fund managers bet on poker while market wagers loom large
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of hedge fund managers and traders gathered at New York's Gotham Hall ballroom on Thursday, fixated on their big bets - in poker, not markets. The money...
Oct 07, 2022
Kevin Spacey accuser testifies at sex abuse trial about ‘alarming’ encounter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anthony Rapp, who has accused Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of making an unwanted sexual advance in 1986 when Rapp was 14, testified on Friday at a civil trial that he felt lik...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. Postal Service wants 4.2% stamp price hike to 63 cents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said Friday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail stamps by 4.2% to 63 cents to account for inflationary costs. USPS filed notice of the...
Oct 07, 2022
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