Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden talks tough on China in first speech to Congress
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden took aim at China in his first speech to Congress on Wednesday, pledging to maintain a strong U.S. military presence in the Indo-Pacific...
Apr 28, 2021
‘It’s about time:’ In historic first, two powerful women flank U.S. president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's address to Congress broke a historic glass ceiling on Wednesday, as two women - Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - sat behind th...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. trade negotiator discusses COVID-19 IP waiver with Moderna CEO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday met virtually with the top executive of drugmaker Moderna to discuss a proposed waiver of certain intellectual property righ...
Apr 28, 2021
As summer travel approaches, Americans can expect to pay more at the pump
(Reuters) - Americans planning summer travel can expect to pay more at the pump, with gasoline prices potentially reaching $3.50 a gallon as people who have been stuck indoors due to the coronavirus p...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. Senate approves measure to restore methane emissions regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a measure restoring regulation of emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in a 52-42 vote, which Senate Democrats heralded as being ...
Apr 28, 2021
Biden will say ‘America is on the move again’ in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will offer an optimistic assessment of the United States' progress emerging from a devastating pandemic, saying that "America is on the move again," accordin...
Apr 28, 2021
Idaho lawmakers pass bill to kill most of state’s wolf population
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Idaho lawmakers have approved a bill authorizing the state to kill up to 90% of its wolf population, a measure championed by farmers and cattle ranchers that will become la...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. SEC enforcement chief steps down after five days on job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alex Oh, the first woman of color appointed to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division last week, resigned from the role on Wednesday, citing "pe...
Apr 28, 2021
Rudy Giuliani in crosshairs of office that launched his rise
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor's office in New York that jump-started Rudy Giuliani's career now has the onetime "America's Mayor" in its crosshairs, after federal agents...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. charges three Georgia men with hate crimes in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. charged three white men in Georgia on Wednesday with federal hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who died last year after they gunned...
Apr 28, 2021
