Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New York AG to investigate social media platforms used by Buffalo grocery gunman
(Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday said her office is investigating social media companies the Buffalo grocery store gunman used to plan, promote and stream the attack tha...
May 18, 2022
Former pharmaceutical exec Martin Shkreli released from prison
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive known for raising the price of a lifesaving drug more than 40-fold, has been released from prison, where he...
May 18, 2022
Suspect in Dallas hair salon shooting faces additional charges
(Reuters) - The man suspected of shooting three women of Asian descent at a Dallas hair salon last week is facing additional charges in relation to the individuals who were inside the salon but were n...
May 18, 2022
Biden’s counter-disinformation executive resigns after a few weeks on the job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Biden administration's disinformation-fighting group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday. Nina Jankowicz, who was named as executive director of the Depa...
May 18, 2022
U.S. extends application deadline for nuclear power rescue program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has extended a deadline by 47 days, to July 5, for nuclear power plants to apply for federal funding to keep them running. The...
May 18, 2022
Biden’s daughter Ashley tests positive for COVID-19 -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said on Wednesday. Ashley Biden, 40, was scheduled to travel to Central America wit...
May 18, 2022
U.S. to study whether longer Paxlovid course needed to combat reinfections
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health is in talks with Pfizer Inc about studying whether a longer course of the drugmaker's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid is neede...
May 18, 2022
U.S. charges one American, four Chinese officials with spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen and four Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with spying on dissidents, human rights leaders and pro-democracy activists, the U.S. Department of Justi...
May 18, 2022
White House looks to help smaller cities get infrastructure boost
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and philanthropic agencies are working to make it easier for smaller cities and counties to apply for funding under a $1 trillion infrastruct...
May 18, 2022
U.S. COVID-19 cases increased threefold over past month -Walensky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has seen a threefold increase in daily COVID-19 cases over the past month and a steady increase over the past five weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
May 18, 2022
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