Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Senate confirms Flake, McCain, Kennedy, Udall as ambassadors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed two former senators and the widows of two senators to high-level diplomatic posts on Tuesday, including former Republican Senator Jeff Flake as ambassa...
Oct 26, 2021
Iraq war veteran pleads guilty to attacking U.S. Capitol policeman on Jan. 6
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former National Guard member who served in Iraq pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge of assaulting a U.S. Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6 ri...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. considering adding Israel, Romania, Bulgaria to visa waiver program
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday the United States is considering adding four countries to its visa waiver program that al...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. FDA advisers vote in favor of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in young kids
(Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted to recommend the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11 years. (Repo...
Oct 26, 2021
White House says U.S. can have solar supplies and stand up for human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that the United States could have strong solar energy supply chains while standing up for human rights, follo...
Oct 26, 2021
TikTok tells U.S. lawmakers it does not give information to China’s government
By Diane Bartz and Sheila Dang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An executive at social media app TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, denied during a U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday that it has given...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. announces international crackdown on DarkNet opioid trafficking
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international operation targeting trafficking in opioids on a clandestine part of the internet called the DarkNet has led to about 150 arrests in the United...
Oct 26, 2021
No. 2 House Democrat says spending deal could come within hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday said Democrats are hopeful they can reach agreement on their domestic investment bill "in the next few hours" and move to vote ...
Oct 26, 2021
White House in contact with Gulf countries about Sudan coup – Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is looking at the full range of economic tools at its disposal to respond to the military takeover in Sudan and has been in close contact with Gulf coun...
Oct 26, 2021
Islamic State in Afghanistan could be able to attack U.S. in six months – Pentagon official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Islamic State in Afghanistan could have the capability of attacking the United States in as little as six months, and has the i...
Oct 26, 2021
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