Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden’s bold immigration overhaul may face a Republican wall in Congress
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a bold opening salvo from the incoming administration of President Joe Biden: an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship f...
Jan 21, 2021
Bitcoin extends slide, sheds 5% in Asia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell to an almost three-week low on Friday as profit taking and worries about extra regulation drive the cryptocurrency toward a weekly loss of more than 15%. Bitcoin fel...
Jan 21, 2021
Asian markets set for messy open after U.S. stocks peak following Biden inauguration
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian investors were expecting a mixed day of trading after Wall Street peaked on Thursday, pushed upward by continued optimism about economic stimulus to coun...
Jan 21, 2021
Japan privately concludes Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled due to coronavirus: The Times
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus, The Times reported on Friday, citing an unnamed senior member of t...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to push U.S. Congress for money to fight pandemic globally
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will back a global plan to combat COVID-19 and get vaccines to poorer countries as part of a national strategy unveiled by President Joe Bide...
Jan 21, 2021
West Virginia touts COVID-19 vaccination success story as national rollout sputters
By Barbara Goldberg, Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - With President Joe Biden pledging to jump-start a vaccination rollout that he has denounced as a dismal failure so far, West Virginia is...
Jan 21, 2021
TV audience for Biden’s swearing-in tops Trump’s viewership: Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roughly 39.87 million people watched live coverage of Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president on six TV networks, Hollywood publication Variety reported on Thursday...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden administration pauses federal drilling program in climate push
By Nichola Groom and Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas permitting on federal lands and waters in the latest of a series of rapid-fi...
Jan 21, 2021
Top Republicans ask Biden for tougher response to China sanctions on Trump officials
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration faced pressure from Republican lawmakers on its second day in office for a more forceful response to Beijing's a...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden seeking five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia, WH confirms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will be seeking a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said...
Jan 21, 2021
