Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Facebook whistleblower to testify at U.S. Senate hearing next week, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said on Tuesday a Facebook Inc whistleblower will testify at a Senate hearing next week about what one of them called the social media company's "toxic effects...
Sep 28, 2021
Obama holds groundbreaking ceremony for presidential center in Chicago
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama presided on Tuesday over a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, saying he hopes the facili...
Sep 28, 2021
Musk says Biden’s EV policy ‘controlled by unions’-Code Conference
By Tina Bellon and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday U.S. President Joe Biden's administration was not the friendliest and its electric vehicle policy app...
Sep 28, 2021
U.S. FDA approves AbbVie’s migraine prevention drug
(Reuters) -AbbVie Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. health regulator approved its once-daily oral medicine for preventive treatment of migraine in adults, adding a third drug to the drugmaker's arsenal of ...
Sep 28, 2021
U.S. House passes bill to end disparities in crack cocaine sentences
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to permanently end the sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder, a pol...
Sep 28, 2021
Most Americans want more diplomacy, many want fewer troops abroad -survey
(In final paragraph, changes margin of error to percentage points) By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans want more U.S. diplomatic engagement and a plurality want fewer U.S...
Sep 28, 2021
Fed’s Bostic: U.S. job market in a “jumble,” but economy on firm footing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. labor market is in a "jumble" as workers sort out child care and navigate an ongoing pandemic, but the country remains on track for a full recovery, Atlanta Fed preside...
Sep 28, 2021
Sotheby’s must face New York claims it helped rich collector dodge taxes
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's must face a lawsuit by New York's attorney general accusing the auction house of fraudulently helping a wealthy art collector dodge millions of dolla...
Sep 28, 2021
Senate Republicans block new Schumer bid to suspend U.S. debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to hold a vote to suspend the federal debt limit. The measure would have allowed ...
Sep 28, 2021
Biden ‘deeply engaged’ in negotiations with lawmakers-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden is deeply engaged in negotiations over spending legislation that he is trying to get th...
Sep 28, 2021
