Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 assault on ...
Mar 17, 2021
Fed’s Powell: U.S. leading global recovery, could help lift laggards like Europe
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - The U.S. economy appears set to leave other developed markets in the dust this year with the largest annual growth spurt in decades, new Federal Reserve forecasts indicate, bu...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. judge orders Macau billionaire’s early prison release
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng's early release from prison, rejecting prosecutors' argument that Ng's re...
Mar 17, 2021
Biden administration crafting plan to reset U.S. ties with Palestinians: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is crafting a plan aimed at resetting U.S. ties with the Palestinians that all but collapsed under former President Donald Trump, according to an intern...
Mar 17, 2021
Texas man arrested near U.S. vice president’s residence on weapons charge: Secret Service
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A San Antonio man was arrested near the official residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington on Wednesday and was charged with weapons-related offe...
Mar 17, 2021
IRS confirms delay in U.S. tax deadline to May 17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service confirmed on Wednesday it will automatically extend the federal income tax filing and payment due date for individuals to May 17 due to the cor...
Mar 17, 2021
Ohio sues Biden administration over tax mandate in coronavirus aid
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Ohio's top lawyer on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, saying a last-minute change in the legislation unlawfully block...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced a sweeping election reform bill, a top priority for the party that cleared the House of Representatives earlier thi...
Mar 17, 2021
Georgia shooting suspect attended church, was from Atlanta area
By Nathan Layne and Rich McKay (Reuters) - The Georgia man arrested in connection with shootings at Atlanta-area day spas that left eight people dead graduated from a high school north of Georgia's ca...
Mar 17, 2021
White House says unvaccinated face great risks from travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that people who are not vaccinated face a great risk from travel as she sought to convince more Americans to take the vaccine...
Mar 17, 2021
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