Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden hosts military chiefs as Ukraine crisis intensifies
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will convene top U.S. military leaders on Wednesday in an annual White House gathering that takes on special significance as the war in U...
Apr 20, 2022
Factbox-Where you still need to wear a mask in the United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines and airports, the ride-sharing company Uber and national train service Amtrak, are now lifting mask mandates that have been in place for more than a year. The shift com...
Apr 20, 2022
Biden admin launches $6 billion nuclear power credit program
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday opened applications for a $6 billion program to help nuclear power plants struggling with rising costs as it seeks to stop...
Apr 19, 2022
Columbia University to publicly mark its historic ties to slavery, racism
By Michela Moscufo (Reuters) - Columbia University will add historical markers to four residence halls to acknowledge legacies of slavery and racism and to commemorate African American students, a uni...
Apr 19, 2022
Natgas pipeline explosion injures two at Louisiana Air Force base
(Reuters) -Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana reported two injuries along with a small fire from a natural gas pipeline explosion on the East Reservation of the base on Tuesday. The explosion resul...
Apr 19, 2022
Biden admin says it will appeal court order lifting mask mandates on public transit if CDC recommends
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it would appeal a court order lifting mask mandates on public transportation if the officials with the CDC decide it is nece...
Apr 19, 2022
Man charged with pushing woman to death on New York subway unfit for trial
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accused of fatally pushing a woman in front of a New York City subway train earlier this year will be sent to a secure psychiatric facility after prosecuto...
Apr 19, 2022
Union seeking to organize Amazon site in New Jersey withdraws petition for vote
(Reuters) -A labor group seeking to represent Amazon.com Inc workers in a small warehouse in New Jersey has withdrawn its petition for a unionization vote, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Labor R...
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. forgives 40,000 student loans, provides aid to millions more
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education has canceled student loan debt for 40,000 people and offered credits to help another 3.6 million pay off their loans under a plan announced on Tuesday desi...
Apr 19, 2022
Unvaccinated children hospitalized at twice the rate during Omicron surge -U.S. study
By Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Hospitalization rates for unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were twice as high as among those who were vaccinated during the record COVID-19 surge caused by the Omicro...
Apr 19, 2022
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