Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House says social spending package would cut deficit by $112 billion over 10 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that its social spending package, known as the "Build Back Better" Act, would reduce the deficit by $112 billion over the next decade according ...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge temporarily blocks New York Times from publishing Project Veritas materials
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York trial judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the New York Times from publishing some materials concerning the conservative activist group Project Veri...
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. senator introduces bill to block Brazilian beef imports after ‘mad cow’ reports
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Jon Tester on Thursday introduced legislation to halt the import of Brazilian beef into the United States and called for experts to review "the com...
Nov 18, 2021
Yellen insists $1.75 tln U.S. social, climate spending bill ‘fully paid for’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a combination of estimates done by the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and Treasury showed that a $1.75 t...
Nov 18, 2021
Rare U.S. Constitution copy draws $46.6 million crypto group bid at Sotheby’s auction
LONDON (Reuters) - An online group has raised more than $46.6 million in cryptocurrency funds to bid on an original copy of the U.S. Constitution for sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday. The g...
Nov 18, 2021
Florida bans strict vaccine mandates in schools and businesses
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Florida on Thursday banned schools and businesses from requiring vaccination against COVID-19 and set the stage for a possible withdrawal from the federal agency aimed ...
Nov 18, 2021
Defendants rest case in Georgia trial for killing of Ahmaud Arbery
(Reuters) - The three defendants on trial for murdering Ahmaud Arbery after he ran through their neighborhood in Georgia last year rested their cases on Thursday, and prosecutors said they would not c...
Nov 18, 2021
New York judge vacates convictions of two men for 1965 murder of Malcolm X
By Karen Freifeld and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two men who spent decades in prison for murdering Black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965 were exonerated on Thursday by a New ...
Nov 18, 2021
Lawyer for former New York Governor Cuomo calls for state’s AG to recuse herself
(Reuters) - A lawyer for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Thursday for the state's Attorney General Letitia James to recuse herself from any future decisions regarding the sexual harass...
Nov 18, 2021
State attorneys general open probe into Instagram’s effect on kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potent...
Nov 18, 2021
