Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Renaissance meets grunge as London Fashion Week kicks off
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Turkish designer Bora Aksu mixed Renaissance and grunge for his latest womenswear collection on Friday, as Fashion Week kicked off in London. Aksu was among the first...
Feb 18, 2022
U.S. Apple store workers looking to unionize – Washington Post
(Reuters) - Employees at many Apple Inc stores in the United States are working to unionize, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the efforts. Apple did not immediately ...
Feb 18, 2022
Governors’ races in ‘blue wall’ states carry high stakes for voting rights
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are in jeopardy of losing their long-time firewall against new voting restrictions in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin should Republicans who sup...
Feb 18, 2022
Thousands of Texas ballots rejected as new voter ID law causes confusion
By Joseph Ax and Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Thousands of Texas voters' mail-in ballots for midterm primary elections have been rejected for failing to comply with new Republican-backed identification...
Feb 18, 2022
U.S. unveils tool to direct green investment to disadvantaged communities
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday launched a beta version of a tool that will be used to determine where to invest bilions of federal dollars to bring clean energy ...
Feb 18, 2022
Illinois highway shut after 100-car pile-up during snowstorm
(Reuters) - A pile-up involving more than 100 vehicles closed a portion of an interstate highway in Illinois on Thursday amid a snowstorm, according to state police and video posted on social media. P...
Feb 18, 2022
California shifts gears to confront post-pandemic phase of COVID-19
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom presented a plan on Thursday to confront COVID-19 beyond its pandemic phase, focusing on readiness, vigilance and vaccines as t...
Feb 17, 2022
Austin police officers indicted for excessive force in 2020 racial justice protests
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A grand jury in Austin, Texas, has indicted several police officers for using excessive force during racial justice protests in 2020, authorities said on Thur...
Feb 17, 2022
U.S. plan for new center to process Afghan evacuees in Virginia sparks controversy
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government aims to open a new center in Northern Virginia to receive additional Afghan evacuees, according to four sources familiar wi...
Feb 17, 2022
New York state trooper sues former Governor Cuomo, aide over sexual misconduct accusations – report
(Reuters) - A New York state trooper who has accused former Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment sued Cuomo and a top aide on Thursday, claiming that she was subjected to discrimination and reta...
Feb 17, 2022
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