Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to transgender student accommodations
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday preserved an Oregon public school district's policy of accommodating transgender students, rejecting an appeal challenging a policy that le...
Dec 07, 2020
Trump administration declines to tighten U.S. soot pollution standard – source
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will announce it will maintain an air quality standard governing soot pollution for five years rather tha...
Dec 07, 2020
Everyone has a home office now. So who’s paying for it?
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the past, home offices were often an afterthought: Ill-equipped, cramped, and a little dusty from only occasional use. Now in 2020, many home offices are lookin...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. judge rejects attempt to overturn Biden’s Michigan victory
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a bid to decertify President-elect Joe Biden's election victory in Michigan because of alleged irregularities and to have Presi...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. designates 14 Chinese officials in Hong Kong-related sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States slapped sanctions on 14 Chinese officials on Monday in new Hong Kong-related designations, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website. The individuals a...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. AstraZeneca vaccine trial will clear confusion on how well it works – U.S. scientist
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A top U.S. scientist overseeing COVID-19 vaccine trials expects a large U.S. study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is, follow...
Dec 07, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. air pollution monitoring network falling into disrepair – GAO report
By Tim McLaughlin, Laila Kearney and Laura Sanicola BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. air pollution monitoring network has fallen into disrepair after years of budget cuts and neglect, leaving tens...
Dec 07, 2020
Airbnb boosts IPO price range in sign of frenzied investor appetite
(Reuters) -Airbnb Inc expects to raise up to $3.09 billion in its initial public offering after boosting its price range, setting it up for a blockbuster debut 13 years after it was founded as a websi...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - Plans by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months as the world's biggest econ...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. saw summer of Black Lives Matter protests demanding change
(Reuters) - The summer of 2020 saw the United States' biggest protests for racial justice and civil rights in a generation. The nation watched in horror as a video showed the death of George Floyd, a ...
Dec 07, 2020
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