Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New York judge finds Cuba Gooding Jr liable in rape accuser’s civil lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday found Cuba Gooding Jr liable in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in a Manhattan hote...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. attorney general tells Texas to rescind immigrant COVID-19 order
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately rescind" a new executive order aimed at curbing the travel i...
Jul 29, 2021
Vaccinated prisoners, unvaccinated guards illustrate Biden’s tricky road
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, grabbed national headlines in March 2020 after a COVID-19 outbreak killed at least eight inmates and sickened more than...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden to call on federal workers to get vaccinated or wear masks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will ask every federal employee and onsite contractor to attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status and wear masks, physically distance and unde...
Jul 29, 2021
Smithsonian reimposes mask requirement for all visitors over age 2
By Doina Chiacu and Barbara Goldberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Smithsonian Institution reversed its mask policy on Thursday, requiring all visitors as young as age 2 to wear face coverings to enter i...
Jul 29, 2021
Jill Biden to undergo procedure to remove object lodged in her foot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden will undergo a medical procedure on Thursday to remove an object lodged in her left foot, a spokesperson said. Biden stepped on the object while walki...
Jul 29, 2021
As bipartisanship reigns in U.S. Senate, Republicans rage in House
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the U.S. Senate passed a major bipartisan milestone on infrastructure, Republicans in the House of Representatives lapsed into bitter partisanship an...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden wants state, local govts to pay $100 to newly vaccinated Americans -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is calling for state, local and U.S. territorial governments to provide $100 payments for every newly vaccinated American to boost COVID-19 inoculation rates,...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. Senate passes $2.1 billion emergency funds for Capitol Police, Afghans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved emergency funding to replenish the Capitol Police and bolster security after the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-Presiden...
Jul 29, 2021
CDC says Americans should wear masks in nearly 70% of U.S. counties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that 69.3% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant indoor masking in pub...
Jul 29, 2021
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