Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Blinken cautions Haitian migrants against ‘profoundly dangerous’ trek to U.S.
By Simon Lewis MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday warned Haitian migrants that they would not succeed in reaching the United States, while his Mexican counterpar...
Oct 08, 2021
McConnell says Republicans will not again aid Democrats in raising debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One day after the Senate approved a temporary lift to the U.S. debt ceiling, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that he would not ...
Oct 08, 2021
Texas asks appeals court to restore law banning most abortions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas asked an appeals court on Friday to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions in the state after a federal judge this week temporarily blocked the law. Texas Attorney Genera...
Oct 08, 2021
U.S. will accept WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines for international visitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Cont...
Oct 08, 2021
U.S. administers more than 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 400,669,422 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 485,713,525 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Oct 08, 2021
U.S. decides not to pursue charges against police officer over Jacob Blake shooting
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer for his involvement in the August 2020 shoo...
Oct 08, 2021
Biden’s popularity rises slightly as coronavirus cases fall: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's approval rating has increased somewhat over the past few weeks, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, as coronavirus infection rates slowed....
Oct 08, 2021
Two parents convicted in first U.S. college admissions scandal trial
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two wealthy fathers who were the first to face trial in the U.S. college admissions scandal were convicted on Friday of charges that they corruptly tried to buy their children's way...
Oct 08, 2021
White House blocks Trump’s attempt to withhold documents related to Jan 6 attack -NBC
(Reuters) - The White House has formally blocked an attempt by former U.S. President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, NBC News reported on ...
Oct 08, 2021
United Steelworkers accuse Exxon of union busting at Texas refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The labor union representing workers locked out of a Exxon Mobil Corp refinery on Friday accused the oil firm of trying to "bust our union" by supporting efforts to officially remo...
Oct 08, 2021
