Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. lawmakers urge Facebook to do more to fight Russia propaganda in Spanish
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 21 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday voicing concern about what they called disinformation on the platform aimed a...
Apr 20, 2022
Congress must act if it wants to extend Title 42 immigration measure -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will have to act if it wants to extend a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy known as Title 42 that has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system, the Whit...
Apr 20, 2022
White House says it is still working with Congress on marijuana policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is still working with Congress on marijuana policy, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, adding that President Joe Biden was reviewi...
Apr 20, 2022
U.S. appeals court will not reconsider California net neutrality ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday said it will not reconsider its decision in January to uphold California's net neutrality law. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit C...
Apr 20, 2022
Apple store workers in Atlanta file for first union election – Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) -Workers at an Apple Inc store in Atlanta plan to become the first in the United States to file for a union election, Bloomberg Law reported on Wednesday. The proposed union would include 10...
Apr 20, 2022
Rapper A$AP Rocky taken into custody in LA in connection to shooting
(Reuters) - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into custody in connection to a November 2021 shooting as he arrived from Barbados at the Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, NBC News reported...
Apr 20, 2022
U.S. charges 21 people with COVID-related fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 21 people across the country with healthcare schemes amid the pandemic as part of the administration's larger effort to thwart people...
Apr 20, 2022
U.S. FAA to make zero tolerance unruly passenger policy permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday the agency's "zero tolerance policy" for addressing unruly passengers will become permanent even after a court ended ...
Apr 20, 2022
Low-producing U.S. oil wells account for half of methane emissions, report says
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Low-producing oil and gas wells that account for just 6% of total U.S. production account for half of the methane emitted from all U.S. well sites, a new re...
Apr 20, 2022
Ohio jury finds doctor not guilty of murder in fentanyl overdose case -Columbus Dispatch
(Reuters) -An Ohio jury on Wednesday found Dr. William Husel, who had been accused of giving patients lethal doses of fentanyl, not guilty of 14 counts of murder, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper repor...
Apr 20, 2022
