Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Democratic nonprofit files suits in three U.S. states as redistricting battle begins
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A national Democratic redistricting group has brought a trio of lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Louisiana, asking courts to prepare to step in if the divided governmen...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. administers 232.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 232,407,669 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 297,543,635 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. delays enforcing tougher ID rules until May 2023: DHS
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department confirmed on Tuesday it will delay enforcement of rules requiring Americans to get new identification cards in order to...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. immigration authorities to limit enforcement in or near courthouses
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities will limit immigration enforcement in or near courthouses in an effort to balance the need for access to the justice system with enfor...
Apr 27, 2021
CDC does not see link between heart inflammation and COVID shots
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not seen a link between heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines, CDC director Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday. "We have n...
Apr 27, 2021
States’ limits on police video access thwart grieving North Carolina family
By Julia Harte and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - A North Carolina law that restricts the release of recordings from police cameras is complicating efforts by relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man k...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S to target migrant smugglers as Biden struggles with border crossings
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The United States is launching an operation to identify and target human smugglers, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday, as the Biden administrati...
Apr 27, 2021
State Department orders some U.S. government employees out of Kabul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Tuesday ordered U.S. government employees out of the Afghan capital of Kabul if their work can be done elsewhere. The order came in a new travel advisory...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. Interior Dept. moves to restore Native American land
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is taking several steps to make it easier for Native American tribes to take land back into trust and simplify a ...
Apr 27, 2021
Fully vaccinated people can unmask outdoors in some cases: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - Fully vaccinated people can safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and hiking without wearing masks but should continue to use face-coverings in public spaces where they are requ...
Apr 27, 2021
