Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pelosi aims to finish COVID-19 relief by month’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she expects lawmakers to complete legislation based on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 reli...
Feb 11, 2021
White House says no specific decisions on domestic air travel under review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday rejected media reports it is considering any new domestic air travel restrictions. "To be clear, there have been no decisions mad...
Feb 11, 2021
U.S. teenager charged in Wisconsin shootings to face judge for alleged bond violations
(Reuters) - A U.S. teenager charged with fatally shooting two people during protests in Wisconsin last August will go before a judge on Thursday after prosecutors said he should be re-arrested for all...
Feb 11, 2021
Cheap old homes draw millennials escaping pandemic cages
By Daniel Fastenberg NORWICH, Conn. (Reuters) - American millennials with budget constraints are breaking out of their pandemic coops to find affordable dream homes in far-flung places. For funeral ho...
Feb 11, 2021
CDC to issue new COVID-19 guidelines for schools on Friday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to issue new guidelines for U.S. schools reopening on Friday, White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt said. Reo...
Feb 11, 2021
Democrats to focus on “terrible toll” of riot as Trump impeachment trial continues
By Susan Cornwell and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats making the case that Donald Trump should be convicted of inciting the siege at the U.S. Capitol will focus on Thursday on the damage...
Feb 11, 2021
Graphic riot videos not enough to convict Trump, some Republican senators say
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple Republican senators found graphic videos of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol upsetting but suggested they would not lead them to convict for...
Feb 11, 2021
Instagram bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: WSJ
(Reuters) - Photosharing platform Instagram, owned by Facebook Inc, has removed the account of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for posting misleading information about COVID-19, the Wall Street ...
Feb 11, 2021
Tragedy, loss and hope: Overseeing New York hospitals during a pandemic
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - No matter who you are, it is a safe bet that this past year has been challenging and traumatic. Now imagine that you faced a pandemic while in charge of a New York...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. CDC says fully vaccinated people need not quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday people who have been given full doses of the coronavirus vaccine no longer need to quarantine after an exposure ...
Feb 10, 2021
