Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
What time is it? U.S. Senate vote sets off debate on Daylight Saving Time
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a bitterly divided Washington, Republicans and Democrats apparently agree on one thing: the twice-yearly ritual of changing clocks needs to end. Even with th...
Mar 16, 2022
New Mexico college golfers, coach killed in Texas highway crash
(Reuters) - Six members of a New Mexico college's men's and women's golf teams and a coach were among nine people killed in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas on Tuesday that left two others hos...
Mar 16, 2022
Idaho Senate halts healthcare bill targeting trans youth
(Reuters) - Idaho's Senate has blocked a controversial bill that would have outlawed gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children under the age of 18. Republican leaders in the Idaho Senate ha...
Mar 16, 2022
Europe teeters on war in Olivier-nominated Cabaret
(Fixes spelling in para 6) By Tara Oakes and Stuart McDill LONDON (Reuters) -Stars from the London revival of musical Cabaret said on Wednesday the play was more timely than ever as it topped the list...
Mar 16, 2022
Schumer says Congress will call oil and gas company CEOs to testify on energy prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders in the coming weeks will call on chief executives of major oil and gas companies to testify about recent spikes in U.S. energy prices, Senate Majority Lead...
Mar 16, 2022
Citigroup to cover travel expenses for abortions as U.S. states curb access
(Reuters) -Citigroup Inc has started covering travel expenses for employees who go out of state for abortions because of newly enacted restrictions in Texas and other places, becoming the first major ...
Mar 16, 2022
One year after Atlanta spa shootings, rallies against anti-Asian hate
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Americans protesting anti-Asian violence will gather in at least a dozen U.S. cities on Wednesday to mark one year since a mass shooting of women of Asian heritage in...
Mar 16, 2022
McConnell urges Biden to expand lethal aid to Ukraine, up U.S. force deployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, speaking soon after Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy's address to Congress, urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to provid...
Mar 16, 2022
Biden will deliver remarks on law to bolster protections for women facing violence
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will deliver remarks on the Violence Against Women Act, which he renewed a day earlier while signing a massive spending bil...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. Senate panel to vote Wednesday on advancing Fed nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a meeting Wednesday to vote on advancing four nominees for the Federal Reserve, including the renomination of Chairman Jerome Pow...
Mar 16, 2022
