Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. congressman says House Democrats could finish votes on social, infrastructure bills on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Rick Larsen said on Wednesday his fellow House Democrats could complete votes on President Joe Biden's social spending and infrastructure bills as early as mi...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans again turn back voting rights measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to advance voting rights legislation over Republican opposition for a fourth time this year, leaving Democrats unable to begin debate on a me...
Nov 03, 2021
Biden says vaccines for children will be available at about 20,000 locations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines by next week for children and these shots will be available at about 20,000 locations around th...
Nov 03, 2021
Trump denies evading questioning in ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected an accusation he was deliberately trying to avoid being questioned under oath in a defamation lawsuit ...
Nov 03, 2021
South African author Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize
LONDON (Reuters) -South African author and playwright Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize on Wednesday for his novel "The Promise", about a white family's failed commitment to give their Black maid her ...
Nov 03, 2021
Man pleads guilty to attacking police during U.S. Capitol riot, faces jail time
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A South Carolina man who admitted hurling objects at police guarding the U.S. Capitol complex during the Jan. 6 riot by Donald Trump supporters pleaded guilty ...
Nov 03, 2021
New York City’s new mayor inherits steep challenges with crime, COVID-19 recovery
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Eric Adams, the next mayor of New York City, has his work cut out for him. The largest U.S. city is in the midst of a halting recovery from a coronavirus pandemic that killed ...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. woman who aided Bali ‘suitcase’ murder arrested in Chicago
(Reuters) - An American woman deported from Indonesia after serving prison time for her role in her mother's 2014 "suitcase" murder was arrested on Wednesday on conspiracy charges when her plane arriv...
Nov 03, 2021
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey wins a second term – city election results
(Reuters) -Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a second term in Tuesday's election, emerging from a crowded field of candidates after a tumultuous year dominated by the aftermath of George Floyd's murder...
Nov 03, 2021
Some parents eager, others unsure as COVID-19 shot approved for kids
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - As soon as Anna Weber Kneitel learned San Francisco Bay Area pharmacies had opened appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for young children, she booked the closest one she...
Nov 03, 2021
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