Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Senate headed to Thursday passage of stopgap gov’t funding bill -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate could pass a temporary government funding bill as soon as Thursday, which would avert partial government shutdowns that otherwise would begin on Saturday, Senate ...
Sep 28, 2022
Biden says he spoke with Florida governor about Hurricane Ian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had spoken with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the prior day about Hurricane Ian, adding that the federal government had met every re...
Sep 28, 2022
Factbox-Over 50,000 customers without power in Florida from Hurricane Ian
(Reuters) - More than 50,000 homes and businesses were without power in Florida as Hurricane Ian approaches the state's west coast early Wednesday, according to local power companies. The U.S. Nationa...
Sep 28, 2022
Some 349,000 still without power in Puerto Rico after Fiona
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An estimated 349,000 homes and businesses were still without power in Puerto Rico on Wednesday after Hurricane Fiona hit on Sept. 18, causing an island-wide power outage for its 3...
Sep 28, 2022
After sharp right turn, U.S. Supreme Court conservatives step on the gas
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court last March rebuffed an emergency request by North Carolina Republicans to allow the use in November's congressional elections of an electoral map the...
Sep 28, 2022
Opioid crisis cost U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 -Congressional report
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis on the United States reached nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alon...
Sep 28, 2022
Private sector to pledge $8 billion to combat U.S. hunger-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday plans to unveil $8 billion in new private sector spending to combat hunger, including hundreds of millions of dollars for meals after lawmakers fail...
Sep 28, 2022
U.S. vows ‘big dollar’ help to Pacific islands in China contest
By David Brunnstrom, Alexandra Alper and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will announce "big dollar" assistance to Pacific island nations when President Joe Biden hosts a first...
Sep 28, 2022
Millions urged to evacuate as Florida Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian
By Brad Brooks SARASOTA, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday, lashing...
Sep 28, 2022
White House’s Deese says strong dollar reflects strength of U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now more than ever, the strength of the U.S. dollar reflects the relative strength of the U.S. economy, White House economic adviser Brian Deese told reporters on Tuesday. "In a...
Sep 27, 2022
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