Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Twelve U.S. states urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The governors of a dozen U.S. states including California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to back ending sales o...
Apr 21, 2021
Ohio police kill teenaged Black girl, say media, family
(Reuters) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, shot a Black 16-year-old girl to death on Tuesday after confronting her while responding to a report of a person armed with a knife, according to the mayor, the y...
Apr 20, 2021
‘Justice’ but still ‘a long way to go’: Reaction to Chauvin conviction
(Reuters) -A jury on Tuesday convicted former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin of murder in the arrest of George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke o...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi criticized for thanking George Floyd for ‘sacrificing your life’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday drew criticism by thanking George Floyd, a Black man who became a symbol of the struggle for racial justice, after ...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. administers 213.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 213,388,238 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. A...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. judge rejects ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s bid to end sentence early
By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer and fixer for former President Donald Trump, t...
Apr 20, 2021
Chauvin likely to appeal, claiming trial tainted by civil settlement, media coverage
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will likely seek to overturn his murder and manslaughter convictions by arguing that the jury was prejudiced by media coverage and a ...
Apr 20, 2021
Nervous anticipation turns to joy as former police officer Chauvin found guilty
By Nathan Layne and Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Nervous crowds awaiting a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin erupted in jubilation on Tuesday after the jury found the former Minneapolis ...
Apr 20, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee Lisa Monaco to serve as deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at the...
Apr 20, 2021
D.C. marijuana activists stage ‘Joints for Jabs’ to promote vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Josh Miller walked away from the U.S. capital's convention center on Tuesday with a COVID-19 vaccination and a joint. He was among the Washingtonians who took advantage of "Join...
Apr 20, 2021
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