Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Jury questioning begins for Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex crimes trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday began questioning potential jurors for the sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, asking individuals about topics ranging from ...
Nov 16, 2021
Pfizer files for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 pill
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it is seeking U.S. authorization of its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill that cut the chance of hospitalization or death for adults at risk ...
Nov 16, 2021
Biden administration expected to purchase 10 million courses of Pfizer COVID-19 pill – WaPo
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce this week the purchase of 10 million courses of Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 pill, the Washington Post reported http...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen to visit tribal communities; vows greater engagement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said she would visit tribal communities over the next year as her department continues to expand its engagement with Native Ameri...
Nov 16, 2021
New York welcomes back fully vaccinated revelers for New Year’s Eve in Times Square
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Times Square will once again fill with revelers ringing in the new year on Dec. 31, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday, but only if they ar...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday again urged U.S. citizens in Ethiopia to leave the country immediately while the security situation permits it, adding that Washington has n...
Nov 16, 2021
Journalist Fenster reunited with family in New York, pledges to work for detained in Myanmar
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - Journalist Danny Fenster had an emotional reunion with his family on his return to the United States on Tuesday after more than five months in a Myanmar pr...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. House’s Hoyer doesn’t agree with Schumer’s call to tap oil reserve to lower gas prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Hoyer said on Tuesday he is not in agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for tapping the strategic oil reserve to lower gas price...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. House’s Hoyer says hopeful for a vote on Biden’s “Build Back Better plan” by Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he was hopeful for a House vote on President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" plan by Friday at the latest, although he acknow...
Nov 16, 2021
NRA loses federal appeal over New York gun store closures
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against the National Rifle Association in the gun rights group's lawsuit challenging New York state's closing of gun s...
Nov 16, 2021
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