Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Analysis-Trump, DeSantis offer stark contrast in first Iowa forays
By James Oliphant DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis descended upon the same Iowa town in recent days, putting the differences between the pote...
Mar 14, 2023
Buttigieg says recent U.S. aviation close calls ‘deeply troubling’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told airlines and others on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls were "deeply troubling and deserve our immediate attention...
Mar 14, 2023
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over Feb. 3 train derailment
(Reuters) - The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern seeking civil penalties and other damages after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a freight train carrying hazardous materials, and ac...
Mar 14, 2023
U.S. board to announce decision on Kansas City Southern acquisition deal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Surface Transportation Board said it plans to announce on Wednesday whether it will approve or reject Canadian Pacific's $31 billion deal to acquire U.S. ...
Mar 14, 2023
U.S., Mexico officials speak ahead of meeting on drugs, arms trafficking
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Senior Mexican and U.S. officials have spoken ahead of a meeting in April on tackling drugs and weapons trafficking, the two governments said on Tuesday, even as Mexico sought ...
Mar 14, 2023
Biden issues executive order to expand background checks for gun purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases to bring down mass shootings in the country. Biden also aske...
Mar 14, 2023
Soggy California drenched anew as Nor’easter buries New England, New York
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms spread across California on Tuesday, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor'easter swi...
Mar 14, 2023
U.S. proposes limits for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ -EPA
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first-ever national drinking water standard for six cancer-causing chemicals known as polyf...
Mar 14, 2023
Pfizer’s COVID drug data supports use in high-risk patients – FDA staff
(Reuters) -Data from Pfizer Inc's trials of its COVID-19 drug support its use in adults at high-risk of the disease, staff reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday, wit...
Mar 14, 2023
U.S. Senator Warren: Fed’s Powell should recuse himself from bank review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to recuse himself from an internal review of recent bank failures, saying his a...
Mar 14, 2023
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