Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
TikTok creators, some U.S. Democratic lawmakers oppose ban on app
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok creators and three U.S. Democratic Party lawmakers on Wednesday said they opposed any potential ban on the Chinese-owned short video sharing app that ...
Mar 22, 2023
Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon l...
Mar 22, 2023
Florida moves to expand ban on sexual orientation, gender identity teaching
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Florida is looking to expand its ban on teaching young children about sexual orientation and gender identity issues to include all students in its public schools under ...
Mar 22, 2023
Rattlesnake Roundup: a Texas tradition runs into criticism
By Evan Garcia SWEETWATER, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas town of Sweetwater claims fame as home to the world's largest annual "rattlesnake roundup," where thousands of pounds of slithering venomous snak...
Mar 22, 2023
California lawmaker introduces bill to ban caste discrimination in state
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to ban caste discrimination was introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday by a Democratic lawmaker, which, if passed, could make California the f...
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. urges rail tank car owners, shippers to use best available cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Wednesday urged rail tank car owners and hazmat shippers of flammable liquids to stop using tank cars like some in a Feb. 3 Norfolk...
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. flies migrants caught at Canada border to Texas in deterrence effort
By Ted Hesson and Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have been flying migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada border to Texas as part of a deterrence effort to tackl...
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. FAA cuts airlines’ minimum flight requirements at NY, Washington airports
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator said on Wednesday it will temporarily cut minimum flight requirements for airlines at congested New York City-area airports and R...
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. employers should be careful in drafting severance pacts, labor board warns
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must be careful not to ask workers to sign away...
Mar 22, 2023
Denver school shooting leaves two staffers wounded, suspect at large
(Reuters) - Denver police on Wednesday were searching for a high school student who shot and wounded two faculty members who were checking the suspect for weapons as part of a safety protocol, authori...
Mar 22, 2023
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