Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. bishops to vote on communion guidelines after debate on Biden’s eligibility
By Gabriella Borter BALTIMORE, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday were set to vote on a document about the meaning of Holy Communion, a matter that has ignited debate over whethe...
Nov 17, 2021
Eighty percent of Americans 12 and older have had at least one COVID-19 shot-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eighty percent of Americans 12 and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday, highlighting a prom...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. House to have enough votes to pass ‘Build Back Better’ after CBO estimate – Rep. Kildee
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will have enough votes to pass President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" bill after the Congressional Budget Office publishes a complete cost estimate for...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually – CDC
(Reuters) - Over 100,000 drug overdose deaths were reported in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on W...
Nov 17, 2021
Congressional advisory body urges harder U.S. stance on Taiwan, China investment
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan advisory body to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday recommended that lawmakers take "urgent measures" to strengthen the credibility of U.S. militar...
Nov 17, 2021
Biden asks FTC to redouble probe of possible ‘illegal conduct’ by oil, gas companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said there was mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and gas companies and asked the Federal Trade Commission to dig deeper in...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. says 3 MS-13 gang leaders convicted of murder, racketeering
(Reuters) -A federal jury in New Jersey convicted three El Salvadoran nationals in the international criminal gang MS-13 of murder and racketeering offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednes...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. Republican who tweeted violent Ocasio-Cortez video to face House sanction vote
By Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives was poised to punish a Republican lawmaker on Wednesday over an anime video that depi...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. SEC enforcement against public companies fell to 7-yr low in FY2021: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement actions against public companies fell to a seven-year low in the 2021 fiscal year, even as monetary settlements rose sl...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. plans to invest billions in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is planning to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 manufacturing capacity to have at least a billion doses by the second half of next year, the Ne...
Nov 17, 2021
