Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House spokesperson Psaki to depart for MSNBC -Axios
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jen Psaki is expected to leave her job as White House spokesperson this spring, Axios reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source close to the matter. (Reporting by Susan Heave...
Apr 01, 2022
Three U.S. House Democrats seek documents from Amazon on labor practices
(Reuters) - Three U.S. House Democrats including the chair of the Oversight Committee on Friday asked Amazon.com to turn over documents detailing Amazon's labor practices especially during severe weat...
Apr 01, 2022
Amazon’s NY union vote count continues, labor leads
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Organized labor supporters at an Amazon.com facility in New York City's Staten Island held the lead in a contest to form a union as U.S. regulators c...
Apr 01, 2022
U.S. Navy to name ship after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy plans to name a ship after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in honor of her advocacy for women's rights and gender equality. "She is a historic figur...
Apr 01, 2022
At California gas station, Republicans woo voters angry over fuel prices – but it’s complicated
By Sharon Bernstein GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (Reuters) - A half-dozen mostly young Republican activists stood gamely outside of a Chevron station at a busy Southern California intersection, jumping up and...
Apr 01, 2022
Man faces sentencing for bringing guns, Molotov cocktails to U.S. Capitol ahead of riot
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Alabama man on Friday could be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bringing a pickup truck full of firearms, ammunition, and Molotov cocktails to Wa...
Apr 01, 2022
Trial of four men accused of plot to kidnap Michigan governor to soon go to jury
(Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the federal trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer are expected to present their closing arguments on Frida...
Apr 01, 2022
UPS tries out ‘eQuad’ electric bikes for urban deliveries
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - UPS said on Friday it was trying out a four-wheeled "eQuad" electric cargo bike for deliveries in densely packed urban areas, where bikes have better and easier access...
Apr 01, 2022
Strong U.S. employment gains expected in March; jobless rate seen falling to 3.7%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely continued at a brisk clip in March, with the unemployment rate falling to a new two-year low of 3.7% and wages re-accelerating, which wo...
Mar 31, 2022
Washington governor signs Uber, Lyft driver pay guarantee into law
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) -Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a minimum pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers, making Washington the first U.S. state to implement earnings stan...
Mar 31, 2022
