Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden team close to announcing picks for core climate and energy jobs
By Valerie Volcovici, Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is close to announcing a slate of Cabinet nominees who will be central to his administration's sweeping...
Dec 15, 2020
Factbox: The Biden Cabinet – president-elect fills out his team
(Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United St...
Dec 15, 2020
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment bus...
Dec 15, 2020
Asia stocks look up as global markets show confidence in economic growth
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from government...
Dec 15, 2020
Trump aide O’Brien cuts Europe trip short to deal with cyber hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday cut short a European trip in order to return to Washington to deal with a Russian cyber hack, a senior administra...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Biden taps former EPA chief for White House climate coordinator role -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will name Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration to a new role leading domestic clim...
Dec 15, 2020
Biden to pick former Michigan governor Granholm to be energy secretary -sources
(Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be secretary of energy in his administration, according to two people familiar with the decision....
Dec 15, 2020
Some advisers urge Trump not to veto defense bill: source
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some advisers not to go ahead with his plan to veto a major defense bill because it is all but certain to be overr...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. finalizes shower head rule after Trump complaints about hair rinsing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday finalized two rules easing energy standards on consumer fixtures and appliances, including one on shower heads after President Donald Trump...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Biden to name former Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary – sources
By Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg, his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, to lead the U.S. ...
Dec 15, 2020
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