Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House taps conservationist to lead public lands bureau
(Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said it would nominate conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning as director of the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM, a division of the Interior Department, manages...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden set to nominate Homendy to head U.S. NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Jennifer Homendy to chair the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Th...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans tap Tim Scott to respond to Biden speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the chamber and a leading voice on police reform, will deliver his party's response to President Joe Biden's address to Cong...
Apr 22, 2021
Citi to pay NY mayor candidate and former executive McGuire over $5.7 million
(Reuters) - Former Wall Street executive and Democratic candidate for mayor of New York Ray McGuire will receive more than $5.7 million from Citigroup Inc as part of a bonus program, according to his ...
Apr 22, 2021
Kansas governor vetoes bill banning trans girls from sports
(Reuters) - Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican bill banning transgender girls from participating in school sports, in a setback for a broad campaign in statehouses ...
Apr 22, 2021
Scientists hope genetic engineering can revive the American chestnut tree
(Reuters) - A day before Earth Day, retired forester Rex Mann watched as scientists signed an agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to allow for the eventual planting o...
Apr 22, 2021
At least 100 more arrests coming in U.S. Capitol riot probe: prosecutors
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it expects to charge at least 100 more people for taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing the total ...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. Senate passes bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hate crimes bill to combat violence against Asian Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic passed the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly on Thursday, a rare bipartisan vote in t...
Apr 22, 2021
Gaetz’s complaints about Iran hostage scheme will not distract FBI probe: source
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal investigation into whether U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz trafficked a minor for sex will not be derailed by his assertion that a veteran asked his f...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. moves to withdraw Trump rule barring California vehicle emissions regulations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Thursday it is moving to withdraw a Trump administration rule that sought to bar states from setting vehicle emissions rules...
Apr 22, 2021
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