Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Canada’s top court rules U.S.-based First Nation maintains rights across the border
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the descendants of the U.S.-based Sinixt nation maintained ancestral land rights even after members moved south in the 19th century, a la...
Apr 23, 2021
Alphabet unit Wing seeks FAA OK to help expand U.S. drone operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Wing Aviation asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to waive some drone rules, a move that would allow it expand operations beyond a small city in V...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. govt stops funding for late-stage study of Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) -Drug developer Inovio Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the U.S. government had stopped funding for a late-stage study testing its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, due to the increasing availabilit...
Apr 23, 2021
Special Report-Giant U.S. landlords pursue evictions despite CDC ban
By Michelle Conlin ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Marvia Robinson was dead tired from a week of overnight long-haul trips when she nosed her Greyhound bus into the station in deep predawn darkness. Stil...
Apr 23, 2021
American gymnast Simone Biles ends partnership with Nike, to join Gap’s Athleta – WSJ
(Corrects typo in headline) (Reuters) -Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles is leaving Nike Inc's roster of athletes to join a new apparel partnership with Gap Inc's Athleta brand, the Wall Street ...
Apr 23, 2021
J&J COVID-19 vaccine ‘pause’ reviewed, U.S. officials hope to resume shots
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet again on Friday to consider whether to it is safe to resume injections of Johnson & Johnson's COVI...
Apr 23, 2021
A cheerleader’s Snapchat profanity gets U.S. Supreme Court’s attention
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Two days after Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania held its cheerleading tryouts, ninth-grader Brandi Levy was still fuming about being passed over for a spot on the v...
Apr 23, 2021
Texas woman hospitalized after J&J shot with similar symptoms as blood clot cases
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A woman in Texas who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine has been hospitalized after showing symptoms similar to those of six people who recently suffered blood...
Apr 22, 2021
Sexual assault prosecutions should be taken out U.S. military chain of command: panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A commission on sexual assault set up by the Pentagon has recommended that the United States military take the decision to prosecute cases of sexual assault out of the military'...
Apr 22, 2021
FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign-government sponsors of programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it had voted unanimously to adopt rules requiring public disclosure of broadcast television and radio content sponsor...
Apr 22, 2021
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