Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Police officer injured in U.S. Capitol riot urges Congress not to ‘downplay’ attack
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A police officer who was injured when hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol pleaded with U.S. lawmakers not to "downplay...
May 05, 2021
Ex-TCW manager, NYC mayoral candidate urges revival of sexual harassment case
By Jonathan Stempel and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for a former TCW Group Inc fund manager who recently ran for New York City mayor urged an appeals court to restore the manager's ...
May 05, 2021
Moderna booster increases antibodies against COVID-19 variants, early data shows
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Wednesday early human trial data shows that a third dose of either its current COVID-19 shot or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunit...
May 05, 2021
Free booze, baseball tickets offered as U.S. demand for COVID-19 vaccine drops
By Sharon Bernstein and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Robert Day walked up to a house in northwest Detroit, eager to talk about nearby COVID-19 vaccination sites and pitch a local program that pays $50 to...
May 05, 2021
Biden says he plans to back WTO waiver for vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he plans to back a World Trade Organization waiver for vaccine intellectual property and would talk about it later in the day. "Yes, I'm goi...
May 05, 2021
Broadway to light up again in September when shows set to return
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Live Broadway shows will return to the stage on Sept. 14 after an 18-month hiatus to fight the coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced o...
May 05, 2021
White House says social media platforms should not amplify ‘untrustworthy’ content
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes social media platforms have a responsibility to "stop amplifying untrustworthy content," the White House said on Wednesday, even as it declined...
May 05, 2021
Biden officials undecided on fate of Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine project
(Reuters) - The United States has not decided whether to approve or deny the controversial Twin Metals copper mining project in Minnesota, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday. The...
May 05, 2021
Atlanta police officer charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting gets his job back – media
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks outside a Wendy's restaurant in June is set to get his job back, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution a...
May 05, 2021
U.S. Republicans step up push to oust key Trump critic Liz Cheney
By David Morgan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A renewed Republican drive to oust U.S. Representative Liz Cheney as a party leader for criticizing former President Donald Trump's false claims...
May 05, 2021
