Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Harvard University president says he will step down in 2023
(Reuters) - Harvard President Lawrence Bacow said on Wednesday that he would leave his post in June 2023 after helping shepherd the nation's oldest university through the COVID pandemic. Bacow, 70, di...
Jun 08, 2022
Explosion hits Freeport LNG plant, U.S. natgas prices plunge
By Liz Hampton and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - A explosion and fire on Wednesday hit the massive Freeport LNG liquefied natural gas plant on the Texas Gulf Coast, prompting an evacuation of nearby beac...
Jun 08, 2022
CDC awards $215 million as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative revival
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was awarding $215 million in first-year funding as part of reviving the erstwhile Obama administration's Cancer Moonshot i...
Jun 08, 2022
Heat wave bakes U.S. Southwest, temperatures rise well above 100 degrees
(Reuters) - A scorching heat wave was expected to blanket the U.S. Southwest beginning on Wednesday and push temperatures over 100 degrees F for the rest of week, leading forecasters to warn residents...
Jun 08, 2022
Trump, adult children agree to testify in NY civil probe -document
(Refiling to restore dropped words "has denied" in last paragraph) NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, have agreed ...
Jun 08, 2022
Senate panel advances Barr as head of Fed’s bank oversight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted on Wednesday to advance the nomination of Michael Barr to serve as the Federal Reserve's top regulatory official. By a vote of 17 to 7, t...
Jun 08, 2022
U.S. will discuss climate, elections with Brazil during the Summit for Americas
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - Climate will be an "important topic of discussion" between the United States and Brazil during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, U.S. national security advise...
Jun 08, 2022
U.S. senator to convene classified briefing on semiconductors amid chip shortage – sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell on Thursday will convene a classified briefing with Pentagon officials and Intel Corp's chief executive for lawmakers negotiating...
Jun 08, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rejects civil rights claim against border agent
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday nixed a Washington state bed-and-breakfast owner's lawsuit accusing a Border Patrol agent of civil rights violations durin...
Jun 08, 2022
Florida 10-year-old accused of fatally shooting woman fighting with her mother
(Reuters) - A 10-year-old Florida girl has been arrested after police say she retrieved a gun from her mother's backpack and fatally shot a woman during a physical altercation between the two women on...
Jun 08, 2022
