Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Senators push solar lobby to detail firms’ links to forced labor in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators has asked the leading solar energy lobbying group to clarify U.S. dependence on solar products linked to forced labor in China's Xinjiang regi...
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Pentagon asked to house migrant children at two bases in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had received an internal government request to house unaccompanied migrant children at two U.S. military facilities in Texas, amid a sharp rise i...
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Chicago suburb approves historic plan to pay Black residents reparations
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first U.S. city to offer reparation money to Black residents whose families suffered lasting damage from decades of...
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Schumer urges three Black nominees for top U.S. attorney jobs in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to pick Damian Williams as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which would ma...
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Catalent says J&J COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing facility received FDA authorization
By Michael Erman and Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Catalent Inc said on Tuesday it had received the U.S. regulatory authorization it needs to produce Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine at its ...
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White House says 27 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to ship out this week
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said 27 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be distributed to U.S. states and other localities this week, including 4 million doses from J...
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New York City business leaders warn new taxes could cripple city’s recovery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of New York City business leaders has urged officials to refrain from raising taxes as it could jeopardize the state's recovery from the pandemic and pressure companies to...
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U.S. senators want Biden to speed sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday to make a full diplomatic push to stop the Nord Stream 2 natural gas ...
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Biden nominee Power moves toward confirmation to lead USAID
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samantha Power, President Joe Biden's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, eased toward confirmation on Tuesday at a calm hearing w...
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Fed to establish new climate risk panel, Brainard says
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will establish a new panel to assess and address risks to financial stability from climate change, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday, a fresh signal the U.S. c...
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