Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
FAA to review safety concerns raised by former Blue Origin employee
(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it will review safety concerns raised by a former Blue Origin employee about billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company. Alexandra Abrams...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. extends environmental review for SpaceX program in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would extend the public comment period for the draft environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Hea...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Senate approves stop-gap funding to keep government running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to keep the government fully operating at the end of this week when the new fiscal year begins. The bill now goes to the House of...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. House panel approves fourth bill aimed at drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a fourth bill aimed at tackling high drug prices, approving a measure that would make it easier for biosimilar drugs...
Sep 30, 2021
More than 2 million U.S. school kids report using e-cigarettes this year – CDC study
By Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - An estimated 2.06 million U.S. middle and high school students are using electronic-cigarettes with Juul and Vuse among the most popular products, according to data f...
Sep 30, 2021
While Britney Spears rejoices, her father’s attorney calls conservator suspension ‘wrong’
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lawyer for Jamie Spears on Thursday denounced a Los Angeles judge's decision to suspend him as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears' $60 million estate...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Senate defeats bid to curtail benefits for Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly defeated Republican-backed legislation on Thursday that would have curtailed assistance for thousands of Afghans evacuated last month as U.S. forces wit...
Sep 30, 2021
One boy badly hurt in Memphis school shooting, police searching for juvenile suspect
(Reuters) - A boy was wounded and in critical condition after being shot by another boy at an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, early on Thursday, police said. No other injuries were reported a...
Sep 30, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen agrees debt default would cause ‘irreparable’ damage to U.S
(Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday agreed that any default on U.S. debt would cause irreparable harm. Yellen, asked by a member of the House Financial Services Committee if the da...
Sep 30, 2021
Watchdog faults FBI for ‘widespread’ errors handling surveillance warrants
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog on Thursday said he had uncovered "widespread non-compliance" with the FBI's domestic surveillance program, dea...
Sep 30, 2021
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