Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting the stage for possible adoption of milestone legislati...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden admin discusses tribes’ broader oversight in oil-rich Oklahoma
By Valerie Volcovici and Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is in talks with Oklahoma tribes over whether they should have a bigger say over a range of environm...
Apr 14, 2021
‘How can a democracy function if we can’t talk to one another?’ U.S. justices ask
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Supreme Court justices from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum are calling on Americans to learn to talk civilly to each other or risk lasting...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the...
Apr 14, 2021
Moderna discusses COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing with Nexus Pharmaceuticals: sources
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moderna Inc, looking to boost production of its COVID-19 vaccine, met with Nexus Pharmaceuticals to discuss manufacturing the shot at the company's new plant in ...
Apr 14, 2021
Republicans want to yank baseball’s antitrust immunity after MLB reaction to Georgia voting law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Republican senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to strip Major League Baseball of its immunity to antitrust law, saying the legal shield wasn't deserved after the league...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden administration vows economic and justice reforms for Black Americans
By Andrea Shalal and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and two of his top cabinet members on Wednesday promised U.S. economic and criminal justice reforms that would benefit Black c...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. administers 194.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
The United States had administered 194,791,836 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 250,998,265 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. closes probe of Capitol Police shooting of woman killed in Jan. 6 riot
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, a participant in a Jan. 6 riot shot by U.S. Capitol Police, saying th...
Apr 14, 2021
Analysis-Should Derek Chauvin testify in his own defense in Floyd murder trial?
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - As the George Floyd murder trial winds down, a crucial decision faces Derek Chauvin's defense lawyers: whether to put Chauvin on the witness stand, breaking with convention in ...
Apr 14, 2021
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