Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FDA authorizes Merck’s at-home antiviral COVID-19 pill
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck & Co's antiviral pill for COVID-19, after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment from Pfizer Inc a day earlier. Merck'...
Dec 23, 2021
Illinois bars state pensions from owning Unilever over Israel
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - An Illinois board overseeing state employee pension funds on Wednesday voted to bar funds from holding Unilever PLC shares due to sales limits by the company's Ben & ...
Dec 23, 2021
Defense Dept staff test positive for COVID after base tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Seven U.S. Department of Defense staff who traveled to Hawaii last week for an official trip have tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The staff were in H...
Dec 23, 2021
Some injuries after fire at Exxon’s Baytown, Texas facility
(Reuters) - A 'major industrial accident' at Exxon's Baytown, Texas plant has resulted in some injuries, The Harris County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter on Friday. Exxon reported a fire occurred at...
Dec 23, 2021
Analysis-After another stunning U.S. stock market year, investors wonder how much gas is left
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market is set to deliver a three-peat of stellar annual returns, but chances of a similar performance in 2022 may be threatened by a more hawkish...
Dec 23, 2021
U.S. congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia park
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The FBI and police mounted a search for two men suspected of robbing U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon of her automobile at gunpoint on Wednesday in a Philadelphia park ...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to take up Biden vaccine mandate cases
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up disputes over the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large busines...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. military landlord pleads guilty to fraud, resolving probe – Justice Dept.
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said it resolved probes into Balfour Beatty Communities, one of the U.S. military's largest private landlords, after it pleaded guilty on Wedn...
Dec 22, 2021
James Franco admits sleeping with students, says he had sex addiction
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated actor James Franco has acknowledged sleeping with students of an acting school he previously ran, saying he struggled with a sex addiction and ...
Dec 22, 2021
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiring to obstruct Congress on Jan. 6
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A member of the far-right Proud Boys group pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy and obstructing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election on...
Dec 22, 2021
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