Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Democrats introduce bill to curb Russian crypto use amid Ukraine crisis
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would enable the president to sanction foreign cryptocurrency firms doing business with sanctioned Russian entiti...
Mar 17, 2022
U.S. judge rejects Shkreli’s request to delay $64.6 million payment pending appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday rejected Martin Shkreli's request to delay a $64.6 million payment while he appeals a loss to the Federal Trade Commission over whether he broke antit...
Mar 17, 2022
Italian court reduces life sentences for U.S. tourists over policeman’s murder
By Marco Carta ROME (Reuters) -An Italian appeals court on Thursday reduced the prison terms imposed on two American tourists who were originally given life sentences for the 2019 murder of a policema...
Mar 17, 2022
Basketball-U.S. WNBA All-Star Griner’s detention in Russia extended -TASS
(Reuters) - Seven-times WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner's detention in Russia for the possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil has been extended until May 19, according to Russian news a...
Mar 17, 2022
White House COVID chief Zients to exit, be replaced by Jha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients will leave his post next month and will be replaced by public health expert Dr. Ashish Jha, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday. ...
Mar 17, 2022
Futures slip on Ukraine jitters after Fed-driven rally
By Devik Jain and Susan Mathew (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as Russia tempered expectations around peace talks with Ukraine after a Federal Reserve interest rate hike f...
Mar 17, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson a tough sell on racial-bias claims
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Park Police officer said he was demoted and then fired by the agency because he is Black. A Bureau of Land Management employee accused...
Mar 17, 2022
NASA’s big, new moon rocket set for debut in rollout to Florida launch pad
(Corrects to add dropped word 'for' in headline) By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's next-generation moon rocket was due on Thursday to make a highly anticipated, ...
Mar 16, 2022
Jussie Smollett to be released from jail while appealing conviction
(Reuters) - An Illinois appeals court on Wednesday ordered the release of actor Jussie Smollett from jail while the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire" appeals his conviction for staging a hate cri...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. reissues travel advisory for Mexico over Nuevo Laredo violence
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Wednesday reissued a travel advisory for Mexico, warning Americans not to travel to the state of Tamaulipas following violence near the U.S. consulate in Nuevo ...
Mar 16, 2022
