Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire," was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said ...
Dec 09, 2021
Biden administration reviewing app security recommendations -official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is holding talks among federal agencies about the security of Americans' data and whether the U.S. government has adequate tools. In...
Dec 09, 2021
U.S. safety agency discussing Tesla camera replacements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is discussing with Tesla its decision to replace cameras in some U.S. vehicles. CNBC reported on...
Dec 09, 2021
U.S. appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to withhold records from panel probing Jan 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold records from the House of Representatives Select Committee probing the Jan. 6 at...
Dec 09, 2021
Media exec sentenced in U.S. college scandal, another parent strikes plea deal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former media executive was sentenced on Thursday to six weeks in prison plus a year of home confinement for participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud s...
Dec 09, 2021
White House’s Deese will not predict whether price rises will last through next year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Brian Deese on Thursday declined to predict whether price increases would continue through 2022, but said most independent forecasters continued to ...
Dec 09, 2021
VW to pay $3.5 million to resolve Illinois diesel lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen's U.S. unit will pay $3.5 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Illinois against the German automaker for tampering with vehicle emissions controls in diesel v...
Dec 09, 2021
Reality TV personality Josh Duggar convicted over child sex-abuse images
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - Former reality television personality Josh Duggar was convicted by a jury in Arkansas on Thursday on federal charges relating to downloading and viewing photos and videos...
Dec 09, 2021
Travis Scott says he was unaware of issues that led to Astroworld concert crush
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Travis Scott has said he was not aware of any problems at his Astroworld concert last month that would have caused him to stop the show and denied that the high energy c...
Dec 09, 2021
Gymnastics- Simone Biles earns Time’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ honour
(Reuters) - Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles earned Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" honour, the publication said on Thursday. The 24-year-old gymnast traveled to the Tokyo Games thi...
Dec 09, 2021
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