Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russian tycoon Deripaska blasts FBI raids on properties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska attacked U.S. "stupidity" in a mocking social media post on Wednesday after FBI agents raided Washington and New York properties linked to his f...
Oct 20, 2021
White House lays out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 as soon as the COVID-19 shot is approved for younger children, ...
Oct 20, 2021
Senators seek details from U.S. electronics firm on Uyghur labor
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators wrote to remote-control maker Universal Electronics Inc on Wednesday about concerns the Arizona-based com...
Oct 20, 2021
Netflix workers stage walk-out over Chappelle transgender comments
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Netflix Inc employees are staging a walk-out on Wednesday in an unprecedented show of defiance to protest the streaming giant's decision to release comedian Dave Chappe...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. highway expansions increase traffic and pollution, environmental groups say
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. policies of expanding highways to ease congestion are misguided and lead to an increase in traffic and pollution, environmental advocacy groups said, urgi...
Oct 20, 2021
Senators urge FCC to address surveillance threats to U.S. telecom networks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of five U.S. senators urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to address surveillance threats posed by foreign firms providing...
Oct 20, 2021
New York City to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all public employees – WSJ
(Reuters) - New York City will require that all of its municipal workforce get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce an ord...
Oct 20, 2021
Accused Florida school shooter set to plead guilty in 2018 Parkland massacre
(Reuters) - Accused shooter Nikolas Cruz is expected to appear in a Florida courtroom on Wednesday to plead guilty to killing 17 students and faculty in Parkland, Florida, a 2018 attack that was the d...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans poised to stop Democrats’ voting rights bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday will try for the third time this year to advance a voting rights bill aimed at thwarting new balloting restrictions passed in...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. naval nuclear engineer, wife due in court on espionage charges
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday are expected to ask a judge to jail a former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife while they await trial on charges they attempt...
Oct 20, 2021
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