Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. sues to stop merger of Rhode Island hospital companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of Rhode Island's two largest health care providers, Lifespan Corp a...
Feb 17, 2022
Hundreds set to gather in Minnesota to mourn Amir Locke, killed by police in no-knock raid
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Hundreds of people are expected to gather on Thursday to mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by law enforcement in a Minneapolis apartment during a no-knock raid, the la...
Feb 17, 2022
Trump being singled out in New York probe, his lawyer says
By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children accused New York's attorney general on Thursday of doing an end run ...
Feb 17, 2022
U.S. FAA administrator says he was not pressured to step down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who is leaving halfway through his five-year term said Thursday he was not pressured by the White House to resign. FAA...
Feb 17, 2022
New Jersey police accused of racial bias in breaking up mall fight
(Reuters) - Two New Jersey police officers have come under investigation for their response to a fight between two teenagers at a shopping mall, with critics accusing them of racial bias for apparentl...
Feb 17, 2022
FBI to form new digital currency unit as Justice Dept taps new crypto czar
By Sarah N. Lynch and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team and an...
Feb 17, 2022
U.S. Senate aims for prompt passage of stop-gap bill to avert government shutdown
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday was aiming to approve and send to President Joe Biden a three-week extension of federal funding to avert a partial shutdown of the f...
Feb 17, 2022
Russia expulsion of U.S. deputy ambassador ‘unprovoked’ – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moscow's expulsion of the U.S. deputy ambassador to Russia was "unprovoked," White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday, while warning about the heighte...
Feb 17, 2022
Democrats ask U.S. government to consider cancelling Trump hotel lease
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A congressional committee on Thursday asked the U.S. government to cancel former President Donald Trump's lease of a historic Washington property, saying that re...
Feb 17, 2022
Explainer-New state laws are fueling a U.S. debate over voting access; here’s how
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - From voter ID requirements to laws giving partisan entities such as state legislatures more control over election management, U.S. states enacted more than 30 new voting res...
Feb 17, 2022
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