Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New Mexico ‘megafire’ could more than double in size – official
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a "megafire" of 100,000 acres, or 157 square miles, on Saturday and could still more than double in ...
May 01, 2022
Amazon ends COVID paid leave for U.S. workers
(Reuters) - Giant online retailer Amazon.com Inc will end its paid time-off policy for employees with COVID-19 from May 2, the company told U.S.-based staff on Saturday. The change follows the availab...
Apr 30, 2022
White House correspondents dinner returns, with Biden headlining
By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will resume a Washington tradition of speaking at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday nig...
Apr 30, 2022
In Georgia, protests planned at salute to U.S. South’s pro-slavery past
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of civil rights activists are expected to show up at Georgia's Stone Mountain on Saturday to protest at the return of an annual celebration of the Confederac...
Apr 30, 2022
Soccer-Former U.S. goalkeeper Solo enters rehab, asks for Hall of Fame ceremony delay
(Reuters) - Former U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo on Friday said she has voluntarily entered an in-patient alcohol treatment program and asked for a postponement of her Hall of Fame induction ceremony, whi...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. Justice Department challenges Alabama law on trans youth care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint on Friday challenging a law in Alabama that criminalizes some gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Earlier th...
Apr 29, 2022
World’s first NFT museum in Seattle aims to ‘pull back the curtain’ on blockchain art
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The world's first permanent NFT art museum has opened in Seattle, aiming to "pull back the curtain" on blockchain-based digital art. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a type of digita...
Apr 29, 2022
FBI searches of data collected without a warrant nearly triples last year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI made nearly 3.4 million queries last year to a database of information collected without a warrant, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said on Friday, n...
Apr 29, 2022
Northern New Mexico villagers prepare to flee as winds whip wildfire
By Andrew Hay MORA, N.M. (Reuters) - Thousands of people who live in mountain villages of northern New Mexico prepared to evacuate on Friday as gusting winds and drought conditions drove the largest w...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s motion to toss sex trafficking conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday denied a motion by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges for her role in helping the late financier Jeffrey ...
Apr 29, 2022
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