Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ohio Republican Party censures U.S. Rep. Gonzalez for voting to impeach Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez on Friday joined a growing list of lawmakers being censured by state Republican Party officials for voting to impeach former President Donal...
May 07, 2021
CDC says U.S.-bound travelers can use some self COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that U.S.-bound international travelers can use some self COVID-19 tests to meet entry requirements. In Jan...
May 07, 2021
After shock U.S. jobs data, Republicans and Democrats spar over unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What did the disappointing U.S. jobs report on Friday say about the state of the world's biggest economy? As is true for many things in Washington, the answer differs radically ...
May 07, 2021
‘SNL’ host Elon Musk takes a Saturday off from Tesla’s troubles
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Elon Musk's turn as host of this week's "Saturday Night Live" television program will be a light-hearted, brand-building break from the pressures of running Tesla I...
May 07, 2021
One out of three Americans fully vaccinated for COVID-19, CDC says
(Reuters) - The United States has fully vaccinated 110,874,920 people for COVID-19 as of Friday morning, accounting for 33.4% of the population, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sai...
May 07, 2021
U.S. President Biden says he’s confident he can meet Russia’s Putin soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, adding that the time and place for their encounter were still being ...
May 07, 2021
New York hedge fund founder Kamensky sentenced to prison in Neiman Marcus fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York hedge fund founder who predicted he might "go to jail" for corrupting the sale of some assets during the bankruptcy of Neiman Marcus was sentenced on Friday to six mo...
May 07, 2021
U.S. Treasury releases $21.6 billion rental assistance, aims to aid renters directly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it has allocated an additional $21.6 billion for rental assistance under President Joe Biden's coronavirus rescue package, adding new...
May 07, 2021
How the U.S. locked up vaccine materials other nations urgently need
By Allison Martell and Euan Rocha (Reuters) - To fight the pandemic at home, the United States gave its own vaccine manufacturers priority access to American-made materials needed to make the shots. A...
May 07, 2021
Senior CDC official Nancy Messonnier resigns from her position – Washington Post
(Reuters) - Nancy Messonnier, a senior health official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will resign from her position, she told colleagues in an email on Friday, The Washington Post ...
May 07, 2021
