Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House says it expects Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday it expected Congress to raise the nation's debt ceiling despite conflict between Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the issu...
Jul 21, 2021
New York City requires health workers to be vaccinated or get tested weekly
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - As part of a nationwide response to the threat posed by the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, New York City will require COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly ...
Jul 21, 2021
Factbox-Companies pay billions of dollars over role in U.S. opioid crisis
(Reuters) - State attorneys general on Wednesday unveiled a $26 billion settlement with the three largest U.S. drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson to resolve thousands of lawsuits by states and lo...
Jul 21, 2021
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sex crime charges in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Los Angeles to charges of rape and sexual assault, prosecutors said. Weinstein, 69, arrived at Los...
Jul 21, 2021
Big 3 U.S. drug distributors, J&J reach landmark $26 billion opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark, $26 billion settlement resolving claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Joh...
Jul 21, 2021
McCarthy says Republicans will pull out of Jan. 6 committee unless Pelosi reverses decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday threatened to pull Republicans out of the committee probing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack unless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
Jul 21, 2021
Pelosi blocks Republicans Jordan, Banks from Capitol attack panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would not allow Republican Representatives Jim Jordan and Jim Banks on the special committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 attack on ...
Jul 21, 2021
Jill Biden leads U.S. delegation to Tokyo Games amid pandemic fears
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First Lady Jill Biden will lead the U.S. diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to a key Asian ally despite concerns ...
Jul 21, 2021
Pharmacist in deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak resentenced to 10-1/2 years in prison
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - An ex-pharmacist at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was resentenced on Wednesday to...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. SEC chair says agency to restart swaps regulation effort
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to embark on a renewed effort to write "long overdue" rules for the registration and regulation of securit...
Jul 21, 2021
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