Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Some 11.6 million Americans watched Biden speech to Congress, early data shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's address to Congress on Wednesday night attracted an estimated 11.6 million viewers on the four main U.S. broadcast television networks, according to preli...
Apr 29, 2021
White House evaluating reported energy attack in Washington last year
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House is aware of a media report on Thursday about a potential energy attack near the compound last year but could not provide or confirm any details, a Whit...
Apr 29, 2021
Two deputies, 3 others shot dead in stand-off at North Carolina home
(Reuters) - Two sheriff's deputies and at least three other people were shot dead at a home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, authorities said on Thursday. The deputies were shot on Wednesday ...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. senators optimistic about changing how the military handles assault
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators said on Thursday they expect to pass a law mandating a major shift in how the military handles cases of sexual assault, after years of thwarte...
Apr 29, 2021
Bipartisan police reform talks open in Congress after Biden speech
(Refiling to fix typographical error in senator's name in 2nd paragraph to make it "Dick" instead of "Dirk") By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday sta...
Apr 29, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. Labor Secretary says most gig workers should be classified as employees
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as "employees" deserving of related benefits, in what co...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to immigrants facing deportation
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the efforts of some long-term immigrants to avoid deportation in a ruling that faulted the federal government for improperly no...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak asks Congress for nearly $4 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak on Thursday asked Congress for $3.88 billion in the budget year starting Oct. 1 as it still grapples with the impact of COVID-19. President Joe Bi...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States, a win for anti-tobacco and civil rights groups, but a move that could erase a h...
Apr 29, 2021
New York mayor says city will ‘fully reopen’ on July 1
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday that officials plan to "fully reopen" the city on July 1 after more than a year of coronavirus-induced closures and low-intensity op...
Apr 29, 2021
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