Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
House passes bill to reform plane certification process after two Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process ...
Nov 17, 2020
Republican U.S. Senator Grassley tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, 87, said on Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding in the tweet that he feels good and plans to work from home in Iow...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. green groups urge Biden to shun cabinet picks with oil ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic president-elect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties, with one group on Tuesday slamming h...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. to drop charges against ex-Mexican defense minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to drop drugs charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos so that he may be investigated in Mexico, the U.S. Department of ...
Nov 17, 2020
As U.S. Senate battle intensifies in Georgia, allegations fly
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may h...
Nov 17, 2020
Wealthy California couple receive prison terms in college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A wealthy California couple were sentenced to prison time on Tuesday after admitting they paid $250,000 to fraudulently help their daughter gain admission to the Uni...
Nov 17, 2020
Biden COVID-19 task force says transition delay could be compromising U.S. virus response
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical experts advising President-elect Joe Biden on the COVID-19 pandemic fear that the federal government's delay in recognizing Biden's election victory could...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S Senate blocks confirmation of Trump Fed nominee Shelton
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's nomination of Judy Shelton to the board of the Federal Reserve. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu; writing by Ann...
Nov 17, 2020
Regeneron says Roche successfully tested manufacture of COVID-19 drug used on Trump
By Carl O'Donnell and Axel Threlfall (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has completed early tests of its ability to produce large quantities of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 antibody treatment, p...
Nov 17, 2020
J&J could have data for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 vaccine by February: Reuters interview
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's chief scientist said the drugmaker is recruiting over 1,000 people per day for the late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and expects to have all the dat...
Nov 17, 2020
