Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Liz Cheney will run again despite ouster from Republican leadership – source
(Reuters) - U.S. Representative Liz Cheney will seek re-election in 2022 despite being ousted from the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a source said. The House Repu...
May 12, 2021
Panicked drivers in Southeast U.S. swarm pumps, ignore pleas to stop hoarding
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Drivers in the U.S. Southeast formed lines on Wednesday to fill up tanks from the dwindling number of retail gas stations with fuel to sell, disregarding government p...
May 12, 2021
Former TPG Capital exec sentenced to three months in prison for U.S. college scam
BOSTON (Reuters) - A former senior executive at private equity firm TPG Capital was sentenced on Wednesday to three months in prison for participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by...
May 12, 2021
White House labor task force to hold first meeting on Thursday, May 13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House labor task force will meet for the first time on Thursday, according to a spokesperson at the Department of Labor. The taskforce will be headed by Vice President...
May 12, 2021
U.S. CDC says identified 28 blood clotting cases after J&J vaccine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that it had identified 28 cases of serious blood clotting among the more than 8.7 million people who had rece...
May 12, 2021
Ellen DeGeneres to end talk show after 19 years – report
(Reuters) - U.S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to end talk show after 19 years, entertainment news website Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday. (https://bit.ly/3y8hhwn) (Reporting by Subrat Patn...
May 12, 2021
U.S. trade chief says WTO vaccine talks should remove obstacles to production
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday that her objective in World Trade Organization talks over a COVID-19 vaccines waiver is to remove intellectual property...
May 12, 2021
Some U.S. car shoppers are paying $5,000 over a vehicle’s retail price – Cox Automotive
(Reuters) - Many U.S. consumers are willing to pay $5,000 more than the sticker price of a new vehicle, as a global semiconductor chip shortage has led to a supply crunch at a time when demand for car...
May 12, 2021
Congresswoman says Trump administration botched Capitol riot preparations
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday plans to interrogate former security officials from Donald Trump's administration on failures to avert the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. ...
May 12, 2021
Minnesota judge rules aggravated factors in George Floyd murder
(Reuters) - A Minnesota judge ruled aggravating factors were involved in the death of George Floyd, opening the possibility of a longer sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, co...
May 12, 2021
