Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. antitrust official says competition in labor markets a top concern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's acting head of its Antitrust Division said on Friday that labor markets were a top priority for enforcement efforts, indicating a shift toward issu...
Oct 01, 2021
Pfizer loses lawsuit over U.S. limits on drug copay assistance
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge dismissed Pfizer Inc's challenge to a U.S. anti-kickback law that the drugmaker said prevents it from helping Medicare patients afford two drugs that t...
Oct 01, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down 15% from last week – CDC Director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky on Friday said that weekly COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States were down 15...
Oct 01, 2021
U.S. top diplomat Blinken heads to France after submarine spat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Paris next week after ties between the United States and France were strained when Australia scrapped a French submarine co...
Oct 01, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19, but has no symptoms, according to a court statement that said he would miss Friday...
Oct 01, 2021
Democrats struggle to reach deal in Congress on Biden’s agenda
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday was struggling to reach an agreement on President Joe Biden's sweeping agenda, with House of...
Oct 01, 2021
Most U.S. deaths from police violence unrecorded in main database- study
(Reuters) - More than half of all U.S. deaths involving police violence from 1980-2018 were not listed as such in the government's main database, according to a study conducted by researchers at the U...
Oct 01, 2021
Biden administration to urge halt to strict Texas abortion law
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Friday is set to urge a judge to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas - the strictest such law in the...
Oct 01, 2021
Factbox-Abortion, gun rights, religion on agenda for U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's new nine-month term, which begins on Monday, promises to be among the most momentous in generations. The justices are poised to decide major cases that could roll ...
Oct 01, 2021
Pharmacy chains face first trial in U.S. opioid litigation, judge urges settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure to reach settlements with state and local governmen...
Oct 01, 2021
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