Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. sues Walmart for alleged role in fueling opioid crisis
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the country and ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists, according to a co...
Dec 22, 2020
First Latino will represent California in U.S. Senate -governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said he Tuesday will name Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's term. Padilla, the Californ...
Dec 22, 2020
Despite ‘three martini’ tax break, COVID-19 bill leaves struggling U.S. restaurants cold
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. Congress https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/after-months-of-inaction-...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. judge hears lawsuit targeting deportation protections for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants
By Mimi Dwyer and Ted Hesson (Reuters) - A Texas-led coalition of nine states will urge a federal judge on Tuesday to invalidate a program that grants hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to th...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. govt won’t impose COVID-19 screenings for flights from Britain – sources
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not intend to impose COVID-19 screenings for passengers traveling from Britain after the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus varian...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. tops 18 million COVID-19 cases as officials eye new virus variant in UK
By Susan Heavey and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Total U.S. COVID-19 cases surpassed 18 million on Tuesday as health officials tried to tamper fears about a new, highly transmissible variant of the co...
Dec 22, 2020
Pope decrees Italian judge murdered by Mafia can be beatified
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis decreed on Tuesday that Italian judge Rosario Livatino, who was killed by the Mafia in Sicily in 1990, was a martyr for the faith and could be beatified, or decla...
Dec 22, 2020
Biden picks Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education as he finalizes Cabinet
By Simon Lewis and Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Joe Biden was set to name Connecticut's Commissioner of Education, Miguel Cardona, as his pick for U.S. Secretary of Education, as the p...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. House intel chair wants briefing on recent hacking campaign
(Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff on Tuesday asked for a briefing from U.S. agencies about a widespread hack of U.S. government networks and potential vulnerabilities....
Dec 22, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX crash victim families urge Europe to hold off on lifting ban
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Relatives of Boeing Co 737 MAX crash victims on Tuesday urged the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to delay approving the aircraft's return to service...
Dec 22, 2020
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