Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Melania Trump to make Parler her ‘social media home’
(Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Melania Trump will use Parler for exclusive communications and make the platform her "social media home", the company said on Wednesday. Parler, a social media servi...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. House Democrats moving to ban stock trading in Congress -Punchbowl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats are working toward a ban on members Congress and other top congressional staff trading stocks, amending related laws by year's end, the Punchbowl news outle...
Feb 09, 2022
Analysis-In U.S. battle over redistricting, competition is the biggest loser
By Joseph Ax and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers across the United States are drawing political maps that will likely deepen polarization and encourage more extreme candida...
Feb 09, 2022
California conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon
By Daniel Trotta and Nathan Frandino ROBBINS, Calif. (Reuters) - In an experiment a decade in the making, biologists are releasing hatchery salmon onto flooded Northern California rice fields, seeking...
Feb 09, 2022
Biden will engage ‘soon’ with France’s Macron over Russia -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to engage with French President Emmanuel Macron soon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. "We will continue to be in very close...
Feb 08, 2022
Colorado Springs to pay nearly $3 million to family of Black man shot dead by police
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado city has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a 19-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in the back by p...
Feb 08, 2022
New York state to drop indoor mask mandate this week -NYT
(Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to end her state's mask mandate for most indoor public places on Wednesday, The New York Times reported, joining several states lifting face-covering r...
Feb 08, 2022
Democratic lawmaker says Republican colleague poked, insulted her after mask request
By Tyler Clifford and Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus, Joyce Beatty of Ohio, demanded an apology from Republican lawmaker Hal Rogers of Kentucky on Tuesday aft...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. vows tough line on criminal flight disruptions, not backing no-fly list
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it is "fully committed" to holding disruptive airline passengers who violate federal law accountable, but did not...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. House approves $50 billion relief bill for Postal Service
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday a bill to provide the Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over...
Feb 08, 2022
