Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Canada will lobby for its interests as Biden implements ‘Buy American’ provisions: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will advocate on behalf of its own economic interests after President Joe Biden vowed to use a "Buy American" policy for federal procurement in a bid to boost domestic manufa...
Jan 26, 2021
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire
(Reuters) - Washington Post said on Tuesday its Executive Editor Marty Baron will retire at the end of February, after eight years with the newspaper. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Edit...
Jan 26, 2021
Canada to unveil more steps to restrict foreign travel, sees no vaccine supply problems
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will soon take more steps to restrict foreign travel as part of its campaign to clamp down on the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday, but di...
Jan 26, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks dismissal of criminal case, cites Epstein agreement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell asked a U.S. judge to dismiss the criminal case accusing her of recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, citing variou...
Jan 26, 2021
Democrats may move forward on coronavirus aid without Republicans: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will move forward on U.S. President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan without Republican support if necessary, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tu...
Jan 26, 2021
Trump impeachment trial faces challenge from Republican Senator Paul
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Capitol siege could draw its first challenge on Tuesday, with a Republican senato...
Jan 26, 2021
Biden to reopen healthcare.gov as people lose coverage amid COVID-19: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to order the nation's online insurance marketplace, healthcare.gov, to reopen for at least a few months to offer Americans a way to buy health in...
Jan 26, 2021
Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it was on track to deliver about 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the United States by the end of the first quarter of 2021, with 200 million doses ...
Jan 26, 2021
Biden plans to limit private prisons and transfer of military equipment to police
By Sarah N. Lynch and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is poised to issue executive actions as soon as Tuesday scaling back the use of private prisons and placing new limits...
Jan 26, 2021
Democrats may try to pass Biden’s COVID bill with majority vote: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that Democrats may try to pass much of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill using a process that would bypass a...
Jan 25, 2021
