Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. judge dismisses case against Jeffrey Epstein’s jail guards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday formally dismissed the federal government's criminal case against two Manhattan jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night that financier J...
Jan 03, 2022
The rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts...
Jan 03, 2022
U.S. jury reaches verdict in Theranos trial, to be read soon
By Jane Lanhee Lee SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - The U.S. jury in Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial said on Monday it has reached a unanimous verdict. It will be read shortly. Prosecutors ...
Jan 03, 2022
Aviation groups ask White House to intervene in 5G safety dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups representing U.S. airlines, aircraft manufacturers and airports urged the White House late on Monday to intervene to delay the use by wireless carriers of C-Band spectrum...
Jan 03, 2022
Judge orders mediation for Purdue, Sacklers over opioid settlement
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered mediation in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, calling for the company, the Sackler family members that own it and nine states to determine wh...
Jan 03, 2022
U.S. expands Trump-era border program to San Diego
(Reuters) - The United States on Monday expanded to San Diego, California, the Trump-era border program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, in keeping with a fe...
Jan 03, 2022
Manhattan DA’s office will not charge Cuomo with COVID nursing home deaths -lawyer
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The Manhattan District Attorney's office will not file criminal charges in connection with the handling of coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes during the tenure o...
Jan 03, 2022
White House expected to make fresh push to confirm Biden nominees for FTC, FCC
By Nandita Bose (Reuters) - The White House was expected to make a fresh push as early as Monday to persuade the U.S. Senate to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees for top posts at agencies such as...
Jan 03, 2022
Lack of competition in U.S. meat industry amounts to ‘exploitation,’ says Biden
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The United States will issue new rules and $1 billion in funding this year to support independent meat processors and ranchers as part of a plan to address a lack of "meani...
Jan 03, 2022
COVID-19 infections soar in U.S. Congress amid Omicron surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is experiencing an unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases, with the seven-day positivity rate at a congressional test site surging to 13% from just 1% in late No...
Jan 03, 2022
