Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden cites Cuban Missile Crisis in describing Putin’s nuclear threat
By Nandita Bose NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons threatens to bring about the biggest such risk since the Cuban Missi...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. reviewing ‘response options’ on Saudi relations after OPEC+ cuts, Blinken says
By Humeyra Pamuk LIMA (Reuters) -The United States is reviewing various options regarding its relationship with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and other OPEC+ nations agreed this week to large cuts in oil ...
Oct 06, 2022
Republican Ben Sasse suggests he is ready to leave U.S. Senate
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Ben Sasse from Nebraska suggested in a statement and social media post on Thursday that he was likely to leave the U.S. Senate in the near f...
Oct 06, 2022
Man who pleaded guilty in Michigan governor kidnap plot sentenced to 4 years
(Reuters) - A man who pleaded guilty to participating in an elaborate plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced to four years in prison after he served as a key witness in the trial of two co-c...
Oct 06, 2022
Nearly 4 million Americans received updated COVID boosters last week – CDC
(Reuters) -Around 3.9 million people in the United States received updated COVID-19 booster shots over the past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The CDC said a to...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. court sets January 2023 hearing for Lithium Americas mine suit
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has set a January 5, 2023, hearing for a lawsuit over Lithium Americas Corp's proposed Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada. Opponents of the mine are asking the court ...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. pharmacies to offer hearing aids by mid-October under new govt rule
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) - Major U.S. pharmacy operators Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart Inc said on Thursday that in mid-October they would start selling hearing aids over-the-counter without ...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. labor board says union representation petitions soar 53% in a year
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Thursday that union representation petitions increased 53% in fiscal year 2022 when compared with 2021 ...
Oct 06, 2022
At least six people stabbed, one fatally, outside Las Vegas casino
(Reuters) - At least six people were stabbed on Thursday, one of them fatally, outside a Las Vegas casino, city police said. The stabbing attack, along a stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard known as ...
Oct 06, 2022
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremy Bertino, a member of the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty on Thursday to the charge of seditious conspiracy over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U...
Oct 06, 2022
