Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. SEC charges ex-Brazilian executive over planted Berkshire Hathaway story
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged a former senior executive at IRB Brasil Resseguros SA with planting a false story that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hath...
Apr 18, 2022
Bidens kick off first Easter Egg Roll in two years
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a pandemic hiatus, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris launched the first White House Easter Egg Roll in two years...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. Army chief tests positive for COVID-19- spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army Chief General James McConville tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Monday. McConville tested positive o...
Apr 18, 2022
Mexican president slams Texas over border trucking disruptions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized the Texas government over its imposition of enhanced commercial truck inspections earlier this month, which c...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court snubs challenge to state and local tax cap
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by four Democratic-leaning states to lift a cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes put in place as part of a 20...
Apr 18, 2022
J&J settles with West Virginia on opioid litigation for $99 million
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had agreed to pay $99 million to settle opioid-related claims by the state of West Virginia and its subdivisions. The settlement remov...
Apr 18, 2022
Mexican union calls for U.S. probe into alleged labor abuses at Panasonic plant
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican union said on Monday it will ask the U.S. government to investigate a Panasonic plant for alleged worker rights abuses, the latest in a series o...
Apr 18, 2022
Trump attempt at a coup to be a focus of U.S. House hearings, lawmaker Raskin says
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Then-President Donald Trump attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, and that will be a centerpiece of committee hearings in Congress next month, said Democrat Jamie R...
Apr 18, 2022
Lawmaker Raskin sees hope for U.S. climate legislation this year
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats in Congress squabbling over how best to invest in the fight against climate change will forge a compromise in coming months that could be signed ...
Apr 18, 2022
Infowars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court
(Reuters) - Far-right wing website InfoWars has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to court documents. The ...
Apr 18, 2022
