Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. planning offshore wind farms from Maine to California
(Reuters) -The United States plans to hold up to seven offshore wind auctions in the next four years and will extend its ambitions to areas that have yet to be developed such as off the coast of Calif...
Oct 13, 2021
Biden’s Supreme Court commission to issue preliminary report Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's commission studying potential U.S. Supreme Court changes such as expanding the number of justices or imposing term limits on them will release its prelimin...
Oct 13, 2021
‘There have to be consequences:’ Judge ups sentences for U.S. Capitol rioters
By Jan Wolfe and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Washington has repeatedly sentenced people who stormed the U.S. Capitol to more prison time than prosecutors sought, saying th...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Justice Department opens probe of Texas juvenile detention facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into juvenile detention facilities in Texas after receiving reports of physical and sexual abuse by staff members again...
Oct 13, 2021
Hollywood crews to strike next week unless deal reached with producers
(Reuters) - Behind-the-scenes workers on Hollywood films and television shows will launch a nationwide strike next week unless contract talks with producers are resolved, their union said on Wednesday...
Oct 13, 2021
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit alleging fraud in 2020 election
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A state judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Georgia voters and self-described election integrity activists who alleged that officials in Atlanta's Fulton County had co...
Oct 13, 2021
Texas governor moves state sharply to the right ahead of 2022 election
By Joseph Ax and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to bar private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates is the latest sign he is betting the state's electorate...
Oct 13, 2021
Vaccine requirements raised COVID-19 vaccination rates by 20 percentage points -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccination rates rose by 20 percentage points after private businesses, healthcare systems, social institutions, state and local governments adopted COVID-19 vaccine requiremen...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. judge says D.C. jail violated civil rights of Capitol riot defendant
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday held top officials at the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections in civil contempt, after ruling they violated the civil right...
Oct 13, 2021
Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general enters 2022 governor race
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's Democratic attorney general and a high-profile critic of Republican former President Donald Trump and his false election fraud claims, on Wedne...
Oct 13, 2021
