Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
In U.S. redistricting fight, citizens come armed with a new weapon: their own maps
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - On a recent evening, Tyler Daye, an organizer with Common Cause North Carolina, hosted an online seminar for residents of the city of Wilson on an important but arcane topic: ...
Aug 13, 2021
Youth-run green groups move to pressure U.S. Congress over climate
By Merdie Nzanga WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Youth-run environmental groups are gearing up to pressure Democratic U.S. Congress members to retool their $3.5 trillion spending package to fund more programs ...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems. A few other coun...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. to host Summit of the Americas in 2022 -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas in early Summer 2022, the White House said on Thursday. It would be the first time for the United States ...
Aug 12, 2021
Colorado county’s election equipment scrapped after breach; criminal probe launched
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado's secretary of state on Thursday ordered a county to scrap and replace its election equipment that she said was compromised with the assistance of its elec...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. administers 353.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 353,859,894 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 411,253,925 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court lifts New York’s pandemic-related eviction ban
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted New York state's ban on residential evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, handing a victory to a group of small landlords that challenged a mora...
Aug 12, 2021
Portland residents suffer in sweltering Pacific Northwest heat wave
By Justin Yau PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - The U.S. Pacific Northwest wilted on Thursday under the latest sweltering heat wave to punish the region this summer, as near-record temperatures strained powe...
Aug 12, 2021
Students can’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate -U.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a bid by students at Indiana University to block the school's requirement that they be vaccinated against COV...
Aug 12, 2021
Dad Jamie Spears agrees to relinquish control over Britney Spears
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his longtime role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears' estate, the pop star's attorney said on Thursday. "We are pleased that...
Aug 12, 2021
