Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Public health emergency over abortion rights is ‘not off the table’ – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is still considering declaring a health emergency over abortion rights and it is "not off the table," White House gender policy council chair Jennifer K...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden orders U.S flags flown at half-staff to honor Japan’s Abe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday he had ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff through July 10 to honor Shinzo Abe after the former Japanese prime minister was gunned do...
Jul 08, 2022
Wildfire burns through giant sequoias in California’s Yosemite
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A wildfire was burning through part of California's Yosemite National Park on Friday, threatening some of the largest and oldest giant sequoia trees in the world as the state...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden to visit Japan embassy following ex-PM Abe’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he will visit the Japanese embassy in Washington to sign a condolence book after Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down on Friday. He als...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden says women must vote in November elections to codify abortion rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday urged women to vote this November, saying the fastest way to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's rollback of abortion rights is to have large Democrat...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden to meet with advisers on China tariffs, decision timing unclear-sources
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden was due to discuss tariffs on Chinese imports with advisers on Friday, but it was unclear when he would make a decision on ...
Jul 08, 2022
U.S. House panel to investigate companies sharing reproductive data
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee has asked data brokers and personal health apps to tell how they handle users' reproductive health data amid concerns states wil...
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court outlaws ballot drop boxes for elections
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the use of ballot drop boxes, which increased substantially across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, is illegal u...
Jul 08, 2022
U.S. Blinken challenged G20 to hold Russia accountable – senior U.S. official
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told a meeting of G20 foreign ministers that if the grouping is to remain relevant, it must hold Russia accountable for...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden “stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened” by Abe killing -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden expressed outrage at the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, calling him a champion of the U.S.-Japan alliance who cared d...
Jul 08, 2022
