Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Majority of U.S. Senate backs bill boosting chipmakers, to compete with China
By David Shepardson and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed sweeping legislation to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry, hoping to boost...
Jul 27, 2022
FAA did not properly oversee Southwest Airlines, U.S. watchdog says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that the agency failed to conduct proper safety oversight of Southwest Airlines, a federal watchdog said Wedn...
Jul 27, 2022
U.S. judge declines to acquit ex-Trump adviser Bannon, but mulls dismissing charges
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday declined a request to acquit Donald Trump's former presidential adviser Steve Bannon on two contempt charges for defying a subpoena...
Jul 27, 2022
Biden says he is ‘feeling great’ after testing negative for COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will now be able to return to work in person after testing negative for COVID-19, adding that he was "feeling great." "God willing,...
Jul 27, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary settles U.S. mortgage redlining charges
(Reuters) - A mortgage subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to pay $22.4 million to settle U.S. government charges that it intentionally discriminated against minority fami...
Jul 27, 2022
George Tanios, accused in assault of Capitol police officer Sicknick, to plead guilty -filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Tanios, one of two men accused of assaulting police including Brian Sicknick during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will enter a guilty plea on Wednesday,...
Jul 27, 2022
U.S. goods trade deficit narrows sharply; core capital goods shipments strong
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in June amid a surge in exports, which could potentially calm fears that the economy contracted again in the s...
Jul 27, 2022
Merck avoided billions in U.S. tax by offshoring Keytruda profits – senator
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co avoided billions of dollars of U.S. taxes in recent years on its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda by booking all the profits from the treatment outsid...
Jul 27, 2022
Biden tested negative for COVID, his physician says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning after getting infected with the coronavirus last week, his physician said in a mem...
Jul 27, 2022
Two former Minnesota officers to be sentenced in federal court in George Floyd case
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Two former Minneapolis officers are due to be sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from their role in the 2020 death of George Floyd, an incident that spar...
Jul 27, 2022
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