Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
California man who died was pinned by police, body cam video shows
(Reuters) - Police officers in Alameda, California, pinned a young Latino man to the ground for about five minutes before he became unresponsive during an arrest last week, according to body camera fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Uber app in U.S. to enable users to book vaccines and rental cars
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it was launching new features in its app to allow U.S. customers to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments and reserve rental cars. Custo...
Apr 28, 2021
Media, sheriff ask court to release officers’ video of Andrew Brown shooting
(Reuters) - A group of media companies and the local sheriff will ask a North Carolina judge on Wednesday to authorize the release of body camera video showing last week's law enforcement shooting dea...
Apr 28, 2021
Family of Black man shot and killed by Delaware police sues the force
By Tim Reid and Hannah Beier WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The sister of a Black man shot to death by Delaware police in January sued the officers on Wednesday, saying her brother's death was not justi...
Apr 28, 2021
Biden administration to announce plan to ban menthol cigarettes: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration this week is expected to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, a move backed by civil rights groups that say Black Americans are hurt by the industry's a...
Apr 28, 2021
Thirteen U.S. refineries exceeded emissions limits for cancer-causing benzene in 2020: report
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Thirteen U.S. oil refineries released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, three more than in 2019, according to ...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. Senate to vote on measure to reverse methane rule rollbacks in climate move
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a measure to restore regulation of emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, a move that Democratic Senate Ma...
Apr 28, 2021
Factbox: How Biden’s proposed tax hikes for the wealthy would fund childcare, community college
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday will propose raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to pay for pre-kindergarten and community college education and paid leave for he...
Apr 28, 2021
Race, crime, Trump loom over vote for Manhattan’s top prosecutor
By Linda So and Jason Szep NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 46 years, the Manhattan district attorney's office has changed leaders only twice, in low-key elections focused heavily on fighting crime. Not this y...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear peeved cheerleader’s free speech case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday will consider whether public schools can punish students for what they say off campus in a case involving a former Pennsylvania che...
Apr 28, 2021
