Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Southern Poverty Law Center sees decline in number of ‘hate groups’
(Reuters) - The Southern Poverty Law Center recorded 838 active chapters of about 320 organizations it deems to be "hate groups" across the United States in the annual census published by the civil ri...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden under pressure for strong U.S. response to Myanmar coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is under pressure for a swift and strong U.S. response to the military takeover in Myanmar, a crisis that could be a first major test of its...
Feb 01, 2021
U.S. Northeast pummeled by one of worst winter storms in years
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast on Monday awoke under a blanket of snow as a powerful winter storm pummeled a vast swath stretching from Pennsylvania through New England, caus...
Feb 01, 2021
U.S. Congress panel investigating worker safety at meatpacking firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel said on Monday that it is investigating three large meatpacking companies for possible worker-safety violations, following reports that hundreds of industr...
Feb 01, 2021
U.S. construction spending hits record high in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending raced to a record high in December as historically low mortgage rates powered outlays on private projects. The Commerce Department said on Monday that...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden to meet Republicans on COVID-19 plan in test of bipartisan approach
By Jarrett Renshaw and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet 10 moderate Republican senators on Monday to discuss their proposal to shrink his sweeping $1.9 trillion U.S. C...
Feb 01, 2021
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to prom...
Feb 01, 2021
Chicago teachers face work stoppage in COVID-19 safety plan dispute
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago teachers appeared headed on Monday for a strike or lock-out over their latest dispute with the third-largest U.S. school district after the two sides fai...
Feb 01, 2021
Exclusive: Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it ‘Trump cult’
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush's administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after ...
Feb 01, 2021
Super Bowl security officers prep for triple threat of pandemic, politics and hometown crowds
By Gabriella Borter TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - At the stadium and behind the scenes, security officials in Tampa are bracing for a daunting range of potential threats to the Super Bowl this year, from CO...
Feb 01, 2021
