Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Senate leader Schumer urges federal safety probe into all major freight railroads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged the National Transportation Safety Board to launch an investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. cannot wait for next ‘catastrophic’ event to address close call incidents — officials
McLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday the United States cannot wait for the next "catastrophic event" to address an uptick in aviation close calls that sp...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday charged exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with fraud, accusing him of orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud his online followers out of more t...
Mar 15, 2023
Nor’easter buries parts of New England while more floods threaten California
By Steve Gorman and Rich McKay LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ten of thousands of New England and New York homes and businesses were without power on Wednesday in the aftermath of a Nor'easter that dumped up...
Mar 15, 2023
US EPA finalizes rule to tackle interstate smog
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule to require industrial facilities and power plants in 23 states to cut their smog-form...
Mar 15, 2023
US Senators Menendez, Warren urge regulators to support new gun sale code
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on federal regulators to issue guidance to speed the adoption of a new merchant category code (MCC) by pa...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. senators to propose legislation to mandate balloon tracking
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators are introducing legislation Wednesday to mandate tracking systems on high-altitude weather and research balloons to help the U.S. military diffe...
Mar 15, 2023
Texas judge to consider banning abortion pill in US
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas is set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a bid by anti-abortion groups to ban sales of the abortion pill mifepristone across the country, even in s...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. Senate Democrats, Republicans to battle over spending amid bank collapse
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Budget Committee begins debate on Wednesday over Democratic President Joe Biden's $6.8 trillion budget proposal, as the collapse of a pair of ban...
Mar 15, 2023
US to impose inflation fines on first set of drugs, lowering costs
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will subject 27 drugs to inflation penalties, it announced on Wednesday, meaning people on Medicare will pay less out-of-pocket by $2 to ...
Mar 15, 2023
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