Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Con Edison urges NY customers to conserve energy amid heat wave
(Reuters) - Utility company Con Edison on Thursday asked its New York City customers to conserve energy as a heat wave grips sections of the United States, potentially straining power grids. The compa...
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Republican senator presses FBI over female staff photos used in sex-trafficking probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday pressed the FBI for details after the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed https://www.reuters.com/world/u...
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Former DEA agent sent to prison for more than 13 years for corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years in prison after being convicted of nine crimes including perjury, obstructio...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2021
U.S. health secretary mandates COVID-19 shots for health care staff
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated its health care workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday. Sta...
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Incoming New York Governor Kathy Hochul to seek election after finishing Cuomo’s term
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor-to-be Kathy Hochul declared on Thursday that she will seek election to the office in 2022 after completing the unexpired term of Andrew Cuomo, who is stepping do...
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Harris to meet with Microsoft, Etsy, AirBnB, Gap, others on Biden agenda -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with representatives of Microsoft Corp, Etsy Inc, AirBnB Inc, Gap Inc and three other companies on Thursday to discuss Democratic Pre...
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Biden to urge Congress to lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will call on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and imp...
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U.S. to release census data used for legislative redistricting
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau will release data on Thursday from the 2020 census that states will use to draw congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade, marki...
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California wildfire wreaks more destruction as temperatures rise
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An enormous wildfire raging across Northern California for nearly a month has burned down another 550 homes, fire officials said on Wednesday, becoming one of t...
Syndicated Content Aug 11, 2021
U.S. administers 353.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 353,205,544 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 409,566,315 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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