Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. will launch 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum auction bidding July 29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday that it will open an auction of 2.5 GHz band licenses for 5G wireless services for bidding on July 29. The new mid-ban...
Mar 21, 2022
Rhode Island reaches $107 million opioid settlements with drugmakers
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - Rhode Island's attorney general on Monday announced settlements he valued at $107 million against the drugmakers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AbbVie's Allergan uni...
Mar 21, 2022
White House warns U.S. companies about ‘preparatory’ Russian hacking -senior official
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - Senior White House cybersecurity official Anne Neuberger said on Monday that important U.S. companies that provide critical infrastructure should improve their cyber de...
Mar 21, 2022
U.S. asks judge to sanction Google in pretrial document fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department, which has accused Alphabet Inc's Google of breaking antitrust law in its search business, asked a judge to find that the company abused an attorney-...
Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Republican Senate hopeful Brooks pledges to ‘fire’ McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican hopeful Mo Brooks pledged on Monday to "fire" Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, days after former President Donald Trump told an interviewer that h...
Mar 21, 2022
Hospitalized U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas does not have COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who was hospitalized last week with flu-like symptoms, does not have COVID-19, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. The court announce...
Mar 21, 2022
Exclusive-VP Harris’s National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's National Security Adviser Nancy McEldowney is stepping down from her role and will be succeeded by her deputy Philip Gordon, ...
Mar 21, 2022
U.S. FDA advisers to discuss second COVID vaccine boosters in April
(Reuters) - A panel of independent advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to meet on April 6 to discuss considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Pfizer Inc and M...
Mar 21, 2022
U.S. SEC set to unveil landmark climate change disclosure rule
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Monday will unveil a landmark proposal requiring public companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, part of President Joe...
Mar 21, 2022
Oil, food industry executives invited to White House -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from the U.S. oil and other industries were invited to the White House on Monday for discussions with officials amid soaring gas prices and rising inflation, sources ...
Mar 21, 2022
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