Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
L.A. schools to open vaccination site specifically for school staff
By Brendan O'Brien and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccination site specifically for educators will open soon in Los Angeles County, school officials said on Wednesday, as teachers in the ...
Feb 17, 2021
Seven people shot near Philadelphia subway station, one critical
(Reuters) - Seven people were shot in a daytime attack Wednesday near a Philadelphia bus and subway station, leaving one person in critical condition and six others wounded, authorities said. The shoo...
Feb 17, 2021
NY judge: No proof U.S. prosecutors knowingly hid evidence in Iran sanctions case, despite misconduct
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge found no proof that federal prosecutors in Manhattan knowingly withheld key evidence from lawyers for a banker charged with Iran sanctions violati...
Feb 17, 2021
Share of U.S. workers holding multiple jobs is rising, new Census report shows
By Jonnelle Marte and Lucia Mutikani (Reuters) - The share of Americans working more than one job to make ends meet has been growing over the past two decades, and the pay from second jobs make up a s...
Feb 17, 2021
On Jersey Shore, crumbling Trump Plaza hotel is demolished
By Andrew Hofstetter ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - Crowds cheered as the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City was demolished on Wednesday, the oceanfront eyesore bearing the name of the for...
Feb 17, 2021
Freak cold in Texas has scientists discussing whether climate change is to blame
By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) - The freak cold spell that has killed at least 21 Americans and shut down power for days in Texas has revived scientific discussion over whether climate change could be del...
Feb 17, 2021
White House says would support a study of slavery reparations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday the Biden administration would support a study on whether descendants of enslaved people in the United States shoul...
Feb 17, 2021
Migrants in Mexican camp brave icy nights, chance to enter U.S. nears
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Roberto Manuel wore two shirts, three jackets and four pairs of pants to brace himself for subzero temperatures in Matamoros, the Mexican city opposite Te...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died – Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Provocative and polarizing U.S. talk radio luminary Rush Limbaugh, a leading voice on the American political right since the 1980s who boosted and was honored by former Presiden...
Feb 17, 2021
Biden will press for COVID relief plan with AFL-CIO, other labor leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet with top labor leaders at the White House on Wednesday to discuss his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan and the need to modernize U.S. infrastr...
Feb 17, 2021
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