Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Social Security benefits set to increase 5.9% in 2022
(Reuters) - U.S. Social Security benefits for more than 70 million Americans will rise by 5.9% for 2022, the Social Security Administration said on Wednesday. (Reporting By Dan Burns)
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. FDA recommends lower sodium in processed foods
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued new guidance to reduce sodium content in processed foods to reduce salt intake in the country. High sodium intake can contribute t...
Oct 13, 2021
Campaign finance trial against ex-Giuliani associate Parnas kicks off
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Opening arguments are set to begin on Wednesday in the trial of Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on a charge of violating campaig...
Oct 13, 2021
Texas vaccine mandate ban likely to be trumped by federal law but could cause uncertainty
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates will likely be superseded by the Biden administration plan to require shots for workers, but the dueling rules cou...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court weighs Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By Lawrence Hurley and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear the federal government's bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death...
Oct 13, 2021
Biden to cite progress unsnarling supply chain in meeting with labor, industry
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will host a meeting on Wednesday to hail progress in addressing supply chain problems weighing on the economy and threatening the holiday se...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Labor Department submits initial text of Biden’s vaccine mandate to the White House
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden's plan to require private-sector workers to be vaccinat...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. to open border with Canada starting in early November -Buffalo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will open its border with Canada to vaccinated Canadians starting in early November, the Buffalo News reported on Tuesday. The Buffalo News said the Biden admi...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Jan. 6 panel to advance contempt charges if subpoenas not followed -Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol will move criminal contempt charges against those who do not comply with i...
Oct 12, 2021
Debt limit hike headed to passage in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass legislation raising the Treasury Department's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, averting a debt default...
Oct 12, 2021
