Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Two injured in Wednesday fire at Marathon Garyville, Louisiana, refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two employees were injured in a fire on Wednesday at Marathon Petroleum Corp's Garyville, Louisiana, refinery, according to a company spokesperson. Marathon spokesperson Jamal Khei...
Oct 07, 2022
Explainer-What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would pardon people convicted in federal court of simple marijuana possession, and that his administration is reconsidering the clas...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. SEC to reopen comment periods for some rules after tech glitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it had reopened the public comment periods for 11 of its rulemaking releases, some of them viewed as controversial, due ...
Oct 07, 2022
OPEC+ oil output cut shows widening rift between Biden and Saudi royals
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON/LONDON(Reuters) - The OPEC+ organization's decision this week to cut oil production despite stiff U.S. opposition has further straine...
Oct 07, 2022
Omicron BA.4.6 subvariant makes up nearly 14% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday estimated that by Oct. 8 nearly 14% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States were of the BA.4.6 subv...
Oct 07, 2022
California exotic dancers to vote over joining a union
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thirty exotic dancers at a topless bar in Hollywood, California are set to vote over whether to join the Actors Equity Association, and a majority "yes" vote ...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. buys radiation sickness drug as part of long-standing program
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government this week bought $290 million in supplies of a drug designed to treat blood cell injuries following radiological and nuclear emergencies a...
Oct 07, 2022
Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after mass shooting
(Reuters) -The school district in Uvalde, Texas, suspended its entire police force on Friday, five months after a mass shooting claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers, the district said in ...
Oct 07, 2022
Factbox-Voters in five U.S. states to decide on legalizing marijuana in November midterms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Voters in five states will decide whether to legalize adult-use marijuana in November's midterm elections, as 19 other states and the District of Columbia have done. Public su...
Oct 07, 2022
White House says COVID booster campaign going well, should pick up
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House expects the rate of vaccination in its fall booster campaign to pick up over the coming weeks, and its COVID response coordi...
Oct 07, 2022
