Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Harvard College was hit with a complaint on Monday claiming its policy of giving preferences to applicants for undergraduate admissions with family ties to the elite sch...
Jul 03, 2023
Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people dead and 28 injured highlights a sustained surge in mass shootings in the United S...
Jul 03, 2023
Two PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel about merger with Saudi-backed LIV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two PGA Tour officials have agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawma...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women – study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among Black women, researchers said on Monda...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. manufacturing extends slump in June – ISM survey
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing slumped further in June, reaching levels last seen when the economy was reeling from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey on Monday...
Jul 03, 2023
US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth
By Daniel Trotta and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now, a growing number of federal judges ar...
Jul 03, 2023
Biden’s green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require t...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rise up to 50% on July 1-report
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% at a key July 1 renewal date, broker Gallagher Re said in a report on Monday, with states such as California and F...
Jul 03, 2023
Los Angeles hotel workers strike over wages, housing
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles, California, went on strike on Sunday morning as they pushed for better wages and benefits, kicking off what was expected to be one of...
Jul 02, 2023
U.S. explores refugee program for non-Mexican asylum seekers in Mexico
By Ted Hesson and Dave Graham WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. and Mexican officials are discussing a new U.S. refugee program for some non-Mexican asylum seekers waiting in Mexico, four source...
Jul 02, 2023
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