Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Justice Department renews inquiry into FBI’s failures in Larry Nassar probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has launched a fresh inquiry into the FBI's botched handling of its sex abuse investigation into disgraced former USA Gymnastics doc...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police investigating suspicious vehicle outside Supreme Court
By Jan Wolfe and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Capitol Police said they were investigating a suspicious vehicle in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where the nine justices were hearing ora...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to cap on state and local tax deductions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected efforts by four Democratic-leaning U.S. states to overturn former Republican President Donald Trump's decision to limit federal deducti...
Oct 05, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen: ‘Up to the president’ to decide on Fed chief appointment
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday declined to say whether she would support a reappointment of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a second term, saying it's up to Presid...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. NIH director Francis Collins to step down by year-end
(Reuters) - Francis Collins, the director of U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), said on Tuesday https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/francis-collins-step-down-director-national-institu...
Oct 05, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 tests increasingly scarce, pricey as demand from employers jumps
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Surging demand for COVID-19 tests from U.S. employers has exacerbated a nationwide shortage of rapid tests in recent weeks and is driving up costs for state and local tes...
Oct 05, 2021
Biden-appointed Dubai Expo boss to lobby Congress to end world fair funding ban
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Commissioner General to the Expo in Dubai Robert Clark, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said on Tuesday that he would lobby Congress to pass legi...
Oct 05, 2021
A month after Ida’s landfall, Louisianians decry ‘Third World’ conditions
By Brad Brooks CROZIER, La. (Reuters) - Bruce Westley stood outside his wrecked mobile home, pointing to a small lime green tent, two patio chairs and a 30-quart aluminum pot atop a single propane bur...
Oct 05, 2021
Biden looks to shift focus from D.C. gridlock to swing-state benefits
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will hit the road on Tuesday to try to shift the spotlight from the wrangling within his Democratic Party over his hu...
Oct 05, 2021
Blinken says he will have chance in Paris to discuss rebuilding French trust
PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would have a chance during talks in Paris on Tuesday to discuss restoring French trust in the United States following a row over a new I...
Oct 05, 2021
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