Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Texas power use hits record for June, all-time peaks to come
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - Power demand in Texas broke the June record on Monday and will continue rising until it breaks the all-time high later this week as economic growth boosts overall usage a...
Jun 07, 2022
Novavax COVID vaccine heads to U.S. FDA advisory committee
By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday will consider whether to recommend Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for adults, which the drugm...
Jun 07, 2022
U.S. Treasury approves first state projects from $10 billion COVID broadband fund
By David Lawder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced the first state awards from a $10 billion COVID-19 aid program aimed at boosting broadband internet a...
Jun 07, 2022
Spare ‘documented Dreamers’ from deportation, tech giants tell Biden official
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - The Biden administration must protect young adults who could lose U.S. immigration status because of processing delays for permanent residency, tech companies including Amaz...
Jun 07, 2022
San Francisco district attorney faces recall effort amid crime concerns
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - Voters in San Francisco are poised to recall the city's progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin, on Tuesday in what has become a nationally watched test of frustratio...
Jun 07, 2022
Trump ally seeks return to Congress, California votes on crime in U.S. midterm primaries
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former member of Donald Trump's cabinet will attempt a return to the U.S. Congress in Montana and California Democrats concerned about crime may oust one of th...
Jun 07, 2022
U.S. VP touts $3.2 billion investment aimed at stemming Central American migration
By Daina Beth Solomon and Ted Hesson LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has marshaled $3.2 billion in corporate pledges to tackle the factors that drive some Central ...
Jun 07, 2022
CEO-worker pay gap jumps in 2021 at low-wage U.S. companies
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The pay gap between workers and CEOs at 300 publicly listed U.S. companies with the lowest median wage jumped in 2021, a study from the Institute for Policy Studies ...
Jun 06, 2022
U.S. judge blocks Louisiana voting map that creates just one Black district
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday blocked a Louisiana Republican redistricting map that created only one majority-Black congressional district in the state, ordering the state legisl...
Jun 06, 2022
Whistleblower sues Eli Lilly over drug manufacturing problems
By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufactur...
Jun 06, 2022
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