Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Congressional Democrats target U.S. judiciary over recusal, secrecy
By Dan Levine (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress proposed a raft of new rules for the federal judiciary on Wednesday including a formal mechanism to remove judges from hearing cases in the eve...
Apr 06, 2022
Biden extends pause on student loan repayments through Aug. 31
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration was extending a pause on student loan repayments through Aug. 31 of this year, giving borrowers additional financia...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. charges Russian oligarch Malofeyev with violating sanctions
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has charged Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev with violating sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying o...
Apr 06, 2022
Jury weighs evidence in Michigan kidnap trial for a third day
(Reuters) - A federal jury entered a third day of deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, a case that highlights the political rift surro...
Apr 06, 2022
Current COVID vaccines not ‘well-matched’ against BA.2 -FDA
(Reuters) -Current COVID-19 vaccines are not well-matched against the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday, as its panel of outside experts meets to dis...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday after experiencing mild symptoms, the Commerce Department said. Raimondo, who is fully vaccinated ...
Apr 06, 2022
Sheer joy in store as U.S. retailers stock up for bumper wedding season
By Uday Sampath Kumar and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) - Wedding guests should prepare for a few surprises at this year's post-pandemic U.S. nuptials as people discard their sweatpants for sheer layering and b...
Apr 06, 2022
Rock n’ Roll singer Bobby Rydell dies at age 79
(Reuters) - Rock n' Roll singer and actor Bobby Rydell, a teen idol in the 1950s and 60s who starred in the hit movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie" and recorded dozens of hits, has died in Pennsylvania, hi...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. to unveil actions targeting criminal Russian activity -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday will outline new enforcement actions "to disrupt and prosecute criminal Russian activity," it said in a statement. Top Justice offici...
Apr 06, 2022
From school boards to statehouses, conservative Moms for Liberty push to grow influence
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - Last month, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds surrounded herself with members of the conservative parents-rights group Moms for Liberty when she signed a bill that outlawed tran...
Apr 06, 2022
