Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. state treasurers warn Kerry not to pressure banks on climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasurers from 15 U.S. states warned U.S. climate envoy John Kerry in a letter this week that they could withdraw assets from any banks that reduce loans to fossil fuel compani...
May 26, 2021
Several killed in rail yard shooting in San Jose, California
(Reuters) - Several people were killed and others were wounded when a person with a gun opened fire in a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, the county sheriff's office said. Santa ...
May 26, 2021
Biden to nominate Uber executive to Justice Department post – statement
(Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said in a statement that President Joe Biden will nominate Matt Olsen, the chief security officer at Uber Technologies Inc, to serve as head of the Justice Dep...
May 26, 2021
Biden’s ATF nominee Chipman confronts disinformation in Senate hearing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday confronted head-on a social media disinformation ca...
May 26, 2021
Florida firefighting copter crashes with four aboard, no survivors reported
(Reuters) - One person was killed and no other survivors have been found after a firefighting helicopter with four people aboard crashed during a training exercise in Leesburg, Florida, officials said...
May 26, 2021
Biden expected to name Thomas Nides as envoy to Israel – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Thomas Nides, an experienced diplomat and Wall Street executive, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel, a person familiar with the ma...
May 26, 2021
Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The white woman who falsely told the police that a Black bird-watcher had threatened her in New York City's Central Park has sued her former employer Franklin Templeton, claiming ...
May 26, 2021
U.S. FAA finalizing electronic pilot records database
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is finalizing rules establishing a long-delayed electronic pilot records database demanded by Congress in 2010 in the wake ...
May 26, 2021
Appeal of ex U.S. Marine held in Russia disrupted after he got COVID-19 – father
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A legal appeal by former U.S Marine Trevor Reed, who is serving a jail term in Russia, has been postponed after he tested positive for COVID-19, his father said on Wednesday. The Am...
May 26, 2021
Former Virginia Republican Senator John Warner dies at 94
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator John Warner of Virginia, who at times clashed with fellow Republicans during his three decades in office, has died of heart failure. He was 94. Warner died la...
May 26, 2021
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