Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. lawmakers seek permanent ban on illicit types of fentanyl
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan trio of U.S. Congressmen on Monday unveiled new legislation that would permanently ban illicit versions of fentanyl, the powerful synthetic painki...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. adopts rules easing path to green cards for abused, neglected minors
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities released new policies on Monday that will make it easier for immigrant minors who are victims of parental abuse and neglect to qualify for g...
Mar 07, 2022
Corporate power keeps U.S. wages 20% lower than they should be – White House
By Diane Bartz and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With inflation at a four-decade high, a U.S. government report shows corporate America has used its clout in the labor market to keep wages 20% l...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. climate czar Kerry says Ukraine crisis is a ‘defining moment’ for the century
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Monday that the crisis in Ukraine is going to be a "defining moment" for this century, saying the stakes "could not be higher," even i...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. EPA proposing rules to cut emissions from heavy trucks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said it was proposing new rules to cut smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions from heavy duty veh...
Mar 07, 2022
Exclusive: Wall Street regulator to propose climate risk rule as early as next Wednesday -sources
(Repeats to delete repeated text in 7th paragraph) By Katanga Johnson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose its landmark climate...
Mar 07, 2022
Florida Panhandle wildfires force evacuation of hundreds of homes
(Reuters) - Steady winds across Florida's Panhandle stoked a rash of wildfires on Monday that ignited in thickets of dead vegetation left in the wake of a 2018 hurricane, forcing the evacuation of hun...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Google bid to avoid shareholder lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc's attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a securit...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court nixes appeal of Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Bill Cosby avoided renewed legal jeopardy on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by prosecutors to undo last year's ruling in Pennsylvania that overtu...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. Democrats seek $1bln to fight oil, gas, drug price gouging -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are seeking $1 billon for the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on companies that gouge consumers in the oil, gas, medicine and other sectors, Senate ...
Mar 07, 2022
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