Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden’s budget to boost military, raise taxes on billionaires
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected on Monday to ask Congress for record peacetime military spending while raising taxes from billionaires and projecting lo...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. FDA approves UCB’s drug for rare childhood epilepsy
(Reuters) - UCB SA said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its drug to treat seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a rare form of childhood epilepsy. (Rep...
Mar 28, 2022
Will Smith wins first Oscar for tenacious father in ‘King Richard’
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) - Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday, capturing the best actor honor for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the determined father who raised tennis champi...
Mar 27, 2022
White House deputy press secretary has COVID, Biden not close contact
(Reuters) - White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who was on a trip with U.S. President Joe Biden to Europe, said on Sunday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 but is not consid...
Mar 27, 2022
Evacuation order issued for avalanche-stricken Anchorage suburb
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Residents of a suburb of Anchorage in Alaska were ordered on Sunday to evacuate a mountainous area after one massive avalanche buried a road and another h...
Mar 27, 2022
Streaming showdown and a ceremony shakeup set stage for Oscar Sunday
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A dark Western, "The Power of the Dog," will battle feel-good deaf family drama "CODA" for the film industry's top honor on Sunday when, free of last year's pa...
Mar 27, 2022
Grocery workers vote to strike if needed in South California for higher wages
(Reuters) - Around 48,000 grocery workers voted to strike if needed when seeking higher wages from stores owned by Kroger Co and Albertsons Companies Inc in South California, the UFCW 770 union said o...
Mar 26, 2022
U.S. Representative Fortenberry, found guilty of lying, to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who was convicted of lying to FBI investigators about illegal contributions to his 2016 re-election campaign, said on Saturday t...
Mar 26, 2022
Biden to propose minimum tax on billionaires as part of 2023 budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires as part of the fiscal 2023 budget that is expected to be unveiled on Monday, a document released by the White...
Mar 26, 2022
U.S. FAA safety official to be named acting administrator – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to name the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety chief as the acting leader of the agency, sources told Reuters. Billy Nolen, who in Dec...
Mar 26, 2022
