Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Doping-Canada tops up WADA contribution while U.S. holds out
(Reuters) - Canada made an additional contribution of nearly $1 million to its annual World Anti-Doping Agency dues on Tuesday at a time when the United States is threatening to withhold its WADA fund...
May 18, 2021
Biden smiling, Trump removed: Paris wax museum reopens to new political reality
PARIS (Reuters) - Closed since late October for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paris wax museum will reopen on Wednesday with a new guest: U.S. President Joe Biden, posing with his arms crossed and flashi...
May 18, 2021
Fidelity launches brokerage account aimed at 13- to 17-year-olds
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments on Tuesday launched a commission-free brokerage account for 13- to 17-year-olds that lets them trade stocks on a mobile app, as well as save a...
May 18, 2021
North Carolina prosecutor says shooting of Andrew Brown was justified
(Reuters) - The fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, a Black man killed last month by sheriff's deputies attempting to serve search and arrest warrants, was justified, Pasquotank County District Attorney A...
May 18, 2021
U.S. gave COVID-19 shots to 600,000 kids ages 12 to 15 last week, top health official says
(Reuters) - The United States administered COVID-19 shots to around 600,000 children ages 12 to 15 last week after regulators cleared Pfizer Inc's and BioNTech's vaccine for use in that age group, U.S...
May 18, 2021
Climate change boosted Hurricane Sandy economic losses by billions – study
By Kanupriya Kapoor (Reuters) - When Hurricane Sandy barreled over New York City and the East Coast in 2012, it caused $63 billion in damage, making it one of the costliest storms in U.S. history. Now...
May 18, 2021
Bank of America to raise U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 by 2025
(Reuters) - Bank of America said on Tuesday it will raise its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 by 2025. In March 2020, the bank raised its minimum wage to $20 per hour. (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussai...
May 18, 2021
Colon cancer screening should start at age 45: U.S. task force
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Routine screening for colorectal cancer in people deemed at average risk should begin at age 45 - earlier than previous guidelines to start screening at 50 - due to rising...
May 18, 2021
Rudy Giuliani’s son announces bid for New York governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Andrew Giuliani, the son of embattled former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, plans to run for governor of New York in 2022, he said in a televised announcement on Tuesday. "I...
May 18, 2021
AbbVie exploits U.S. patents to protect profits: Congress report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drugmaker AbbVie exploits the U.S. patent system to push up prices for its Humira rheumatoid arthritis drug and Imbruvica, a cancer drug, according to a U.S. House of Representa...
May 18, 2021
