Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Republicans ask Biden to withdraw ‘divisive’ proposal to teach more Black history
By David Morgan and Merdie Nzanga WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration on Friday to withdraw what they say is a "divisive" education proposal that wou...
Apr 30, 2021
North Carolina again denies permit for Mountain Valley gas pipe extension
(Reuters) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) again denied Mountain Valley Pipeline's (MVP) request for a water permit for its proposed Southgate natural gas pipeline projec...
Apr 30, 2021
China climate change cooperation not “favor” to the U.S. – U.S. national security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday said the United States does not consider China's cooperation on climate change a favor. "We are not in the business...
Apr 30, 2021
Harvey Weinstein extradition delayed, new challenge expected
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - California's effort to extradite Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges was delayed on Friday, and the convicted former movie producer will have a...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. lifts Ebola-related DRC travel restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday said it had lifted travel restrictions for U.S. visitors who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but left them i...
Apr 30, 2021
White House finalizing plan to help polluted communities, council chair says
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Council on Environmental Quality expects to submit a plan for helping clean up the nation's most polluted communities to President Joe Biden...
Apr 30, 2021
First dog Major back at White House after post-bite training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's younger dog, Major, is back at the White House after extra training - including spending time with some cats - to address biting incidents, first lady Jill...
Apr 30, 2021
Biden hasn’t decided on requiring U.S. military members to get COVID-19 vaccine -NBC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said he has not decided whether all U.S. armed servicemen and women should be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to an NBC interview airing on Fri...
Apr 30, 2021
Special Report-How Trump scored a big tax break for conserving a golf range
By Joseph Tanfani and Jaimi Dowdell LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Donald Trump bought his seaside golf course in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb in 2002, he vowed to surround it with "some of the most bea...
Apr 30, 2021
Explainer: How police body-worn cameras are used in the United States
By Julia Harte and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Body-worn cameras are increasingly being used by U.S. law enforcement agencies and often play a central role in high-profile police killings. But wide di...
Apr 30, 2021
