Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
History-making Oscars asks viewers to ‘Bring your movie love’
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The pandemic-delayed Academy Awards ceremony takes place at a Los Angeles rail station on Sunday on what could be a historic night packed with surprises, not j...
Apr 25, 2021
Rapper DMX memorial service to be livestreamed from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by his stage name DMX or Dark Man X, will be mourned by fans around the world in a livestreamed event from Brooklyn's Barclays C...
Apr 24, 2021
Exclusive: Biden will push allies to act on China forced labor at G7 – adviser
By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will urge its Group of Seven allies to increase pressure on China over the use of forced labor in its northwestern Xinjia...
Apr 23, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses in U.S. should go to hard-hit countries – business group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday called on the Biden administration to release millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from storage for shipment to India, Brazil and othe...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. FDA, CDC lift pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine use
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined the recommended pause regarding the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vacc...
Apr 23, 2021
Ex-police officer Chauvin to be sentenced on June 16 in Floyd case
(Reuters) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16, t...
Apr 23, 2021
Myanmar-born U.S. oil lease buyer sued for fraud by Texas woman
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Myanmar-born perfume entrepreneur who was the top buyer of oil and gas leases at U.S. federal auctions last year has been sued for fraud by a Texas woman alleging she ...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. panel recommends lifting pause on J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine should be resumed in the United States as specified under its emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, advisers to ...
Apr 23, 2021
California governor seeks to end to oil drilling in state by 2045
(Reuters) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday directed state agencies to end new fracking permits by 2024 and to analyze how to phase out oil and gas extraction by no later than 2045. "As we move...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Thursday it would boost public climate finance to help poor countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate, ...
Apr 23, 2021
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