Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Spotlight moves to U.S. Senate as Democrats push $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are anxious for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's top priority - his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill - in the next two weeks. Their b...
Mar 01, 2021
Texas electricity firm files for bankruptcy citing $1.8 billion in claims from grid operator
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas's largest and oldest electric power cooperative on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston, citing a disputed $1.8 billion bill ...
Mar 01, 2021
‘The Crown,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ take Golden Globes TV honors
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc's British royal drama "The Crown," which focused its most recent season on the troubled marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, led the tele...
Feb 28, 2021
Biden defends workers’ rights, warns of ‘threats’ as Amazon employees vote on union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden defended workers' right to unionize and urged them to "make your voice heard" in a video statement posted on Twitter on Sunday night, as Amazon.com Inc emplo...
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. doubles down on protecting university research from China
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Daphne Psaledakis OAKLAND, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. national security commission is recommending that American universities take steps to prevent sensitive technolog...
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. expects first shipments of J&J vaccine to be delivered Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Initial deliveries of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should start on Tuesday, helping to boost vaccination rates across the country, senior administration...
Feb 28, 2021
Hyatt calls hate symbols ‘abhorrent’ after CPAC stage compared to sign used by Nazis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyatt Hotels Corp called symbols of hate "abhorrent" on Sunday after the design of a stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference at one of its hotels drew comparisons ...
Feb 28, 2021
Trump hints at 2024 bid, repeats election lies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at another run for the White House in 2024 while repeating his discredited claims that Democrats "stole" the 2020 election. Trump ma...
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. administers 75.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 75,236,003 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the country as of Sunday morning and it had distributed 96,402,490 d...
Feb 28, 2021
New York Governor Cuomo backs down on plan to pick lawyer to review his alleged sexual misconduct
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's office backed down on its plan to choose an investigator to review sexual harrassment allegations against him, saying on Sunday it had instead asked the st...
Feb 28, 2021
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