Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ferrero recalls some Kinder chocolates from U.S. over salmonella fears
(Reuters) - Italian confectionary group Ferrero has voluntarily recalled some of its Kinder chocolates from the American shelves for a potential link with salmonella contamination. Kinder Happy Moment...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. court reinstates Biden federal employee COVID vaccine mandate
By David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday reinstated President Joe Biden's executive order mandating that federal civilian employees be vaccin...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. Senate approves Biden pick for Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's pick to be the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, a former official for defense acquisition in the Obama administration....
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. schools pull more than 1,000 book titles in ‘unparalleled’ censorship bid, report finds
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - More than a thousand book titles, most addressing racism and LGBTQ issues, have been banned from U.S. classrooms and school libraries in the last nine months, many unde...
Apr 07, 2022
Factbox-The onslaught of U.S. laws targeting transgender youth
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Republicans in at least a dozen U.S. states have passed legislation this year restricting the rights of transgender youth in a range of areas, including healthcare, sports...
Apr 07, 2022
Biden move lifting COVID curbs on migrants at U.S. border has Democrats on defensive
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Thursday pushed back against President Joe Biden's lifting of a pandemic-related rule expelling immigrants seeking asylum, wit...
Apr 07, 2022
U.S. Medicare limits coverage for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. government health plan for people over age 65 on Thursday issued its final coverage policy for Biogen Inc's Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, saying that it would limit it to patients in...
Apr 07, 2022
University of Kansas professor convicted of concealing China ties
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A chemical engineering professor at the University of Kansas was convicted on Thursday on charges that he concealed work he was doing in China while conducting research tha...
Apr 07, 2022
McConnell says Democrats must make concessions in semiconductor bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives must make "major concessions" to legislation that would provide government subsidies for semiconductor production or it will have ...
Apr 07, 2022
Alabama lawmakers pass bill criminalizing transgender healthcare
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that would criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth, with a threat of 10 years in prison for medical provi...
Apr 07, 2022
