Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. employment growth likely slowed in January amid Omicron surge, job losses possible
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely slowed sharply in January as COVID-19 infections lashed the nation, disrupting activity at high-contact business, a temporary setback to...
Feb 03, 2022
One of Ahmaud Arbery’s 3 killers withdraws plea deal on hate-crimes charges
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - One of two men whose plea bargain on federal hate-crimes charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery was rejected by a judge last week has decided to proceed to trial rather tha...
Feb 03, 2022
California delays decision on rooftop solar policy reform
(Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday said it needed more time to consider proposed changes to the state's key rooftop solar incentive. In a notice to parties involv...
Feb 03, 2022
Exclusive-Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday requiring "project labor agreements" in federal construction projects over $35 million, a potential bo...
Feb 03, 2022
Lawsuit accuses Washington, D.C. police of keeping ‘watch list’ of critics
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The District of Colombia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) maintains a "watch list" of reporters, advocates and critics, and delays or denies requests for public rec...
Feb 03, 2022
Biden approval rating drops to a new low of 41%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a danger sign for his Democratic Party which risks losing contr...
Feb 03, 2022
U.S. judge to consider Oath Keepers founder’s bid to await trial in Texas
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The detained founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, obtained a court order on Thursday that bolsters his effort to remain in a Texas jail while he awaits tria...
Feb 03, 2022
Georgia Republicans’ move to redraw local voting maps raises cries of power grabs
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Republican state lawmakers in Georgia are pushing legislation to redraw electoral maps in three counties in a move that would effectively override local officials who have ...
Feb 03, 2022
Family files lawsuit over death at Savannah, Georgia, jail
By Ned Parker (Reuters) - The family of Lee Creely, an inmate who died 17 months ago in Savannah, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against the jail's county administrators and its health care provider this we...
Feb 03, 2022
U.S. Capitol police: Cannon building evacuated due to an alarm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill was evacuated on Thursday due to an alarm, U.S. Capitol police said. A nearby street was closed as police investigate the matter...
Feb 03, 2022
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