Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Dozens of U.S. states say Apple stifles competition; back ‘Fortnite’ maker
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Apple Inc is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they ap...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. judge annuls Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale over climate impact
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - A federal judge invalidated the U.S. Interior Department's November oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico for failing to properly account for ...
Jan 27, 2022
Nevada man charged with threatening state elections official
(Reuters) - A Nevada man who prosecutors say threatened a state elections worker has been arrested by the FBI as part of a federal task force investigating what the U.S. Justice Department has called ...
Jan 27, 2022
Tennessee school board bans Holocaust-themed graphic novel ‘Maus’
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A school board in Tennessee has voted to remove the Holocaust-themed graphic novel "Maus" from its eighth-grade language arts curriculum, citing profanity and nudity contai...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. health agency has ‘persistent deficiencies’ in its crisis response -watchdog
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has "persistent deficiencies" in its ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, the U.S. cong...
Jan 27, 2022
Study faults U.S. military on civilian casualties; Pentagon plans review
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for "considerable weaknesses" and inconsistencies in its review of alle...
Jan 27, 2022
Canada hopeful table potato shipments will resume in weeks to Puerto Rico, U.S. mainland
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) - Canada is hopeful of resuming shipments of table potatoes from the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in two weeks, and to the U.S. m...
Jan 27, 2022
Factbox-Historic first: Black women judges who could join the U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate https://www.reuters.com/world/us/retiring-us-justice-breyer-appear-with-biden-white-house-2022-01-27 a Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme ...
Jan 27, 2022
New York City mayor can hire brother, but only for $1, ethics board says
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A New York City ethics panel has agreed that Mayor Eric Adams can hire his brother as a senior security adviser, but only at $1 per year and with no power over department p...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. senators writing bill with ‘substantial’ Ukraine defense aid increases – sources
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have been meeting to hammer out legislation that would dramatically increase the amount of U.S. military aid for Ukraine...
Jan 27, 2022
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