Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New Jersey brewery feels Ukraine ripple effect from rising grain prices
By Hussein Waaile CITY OF ORANGE, N.J. (Reuters) - Struggling with the rising cost of grains, aluminum and fuel due to inflation exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Jersey brewery Four Ci...
Mar 31, 2022
Trump son-in-law Kushner appears before U.S. House Jan 6 committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner made a "valuable" appearance on Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 20...
Mar 31, 2022
In setback for Democrats, New York judge throws out new congressional map
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday threw out the state's new Democratic-backed congressional map as unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to redraw the lines, a decision that...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. House approves bill setting strict cap on insulin costs
By Richard Cowan and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The high cost of insulin to treat diabetes would be drastically reduced under legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. confirms ex-Pentagon official for Commerce Dept Russia export control post
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Alan Estevez to serve as under secretary of commerce for industry and security, a key post overseeing restrictions on exp...
Mar 31, 2022
Fetuses discovered in DC home as anti-abortion activists charged with storming clinic
(Reuters) - Five fetuses were discovered in a Washington, D.C., home, police said on Thursday, which local media said was the residence of an anti-abortion activist criminally charged with storming a ...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. drops price-fixing charges against chicken executives after mistrials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court in Denver on Thursday to drop price-fixing charges filed against five executives of chicken producing companies after two mistr...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. Senate negotiators near agreement on $10 billion round of COVID funds
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators on Thursday were nearing a deal on a $10 billion COVID-19 bill to help the federal government acquire more vaccines and medical supplies...
Mar 31, 2022
Depression, suicidal thoughts prevalent in high school students during pandemic -U.S. study
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) - More than a third of high school students surveyed in the United States experienced stress, anxiety or depression, and nearly a fifth said they seriously considered suicide du...
Mar 31, 2022
Amazon’s union vote counts start in Alabama, New York
By Jeffrey Dastin and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - U.S. regulators overseeing union elections at Amazon.com Inc's warehouses in New York and Alabama started tallying thousands of votes cast by workers in...
Mar 31, 2022
