Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden proposes to raise taxes on high earners to avert Medicare funding crisis- WaPo
(Reuters) - The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more than $400,000 and reduce what Medicare pays for prescription drugs in a bid to keep the program stable, the Washington Pos...
Mar 07, 2023
Fed’s Powell, in Hill appearance, to update views on status of ‘disinflation’
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At his last press conference U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said confidently a "disinflationary process" had begun, showing a "gratifying" corner h...
Mar 07, 2023
U.S. FAA, NTSB probe new airline runway incident
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. aviation authorities said late on Monday they were investigating a fresh incident involving two airplanes cleared to use the same runway that forced one...
Mar 06, 2023
White House may restart detention of migrant families – sources
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering restarting the detention of migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, four current and former U.S. officials told Reu...
Mar 06, 2023
Push to give Biden new powers to ban TikTok moves ahead in Congress
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said on Monday their efforts to tackle foreign technology threats were advancing and they will on Tuesday unveil legislation aimed at grant...
Mar 06, 2023
US Commerce chief names White House official as new chief of staff
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday named senior White House official Chris Slevin as new chief of staff of the department overseeing tens of bill...
Mar 06, 2023
United Airlines passenger tried to stab flight attendant, U.S. prosecutors say
By Nate Raymond and David Shepardson BOSTON (Reuters) - A United Airlines passenger has been arrested after trying to open an emergency exit door during a flight on Sunday from Los Angeles to Boston a...
Mar 06, 2023
U.S. FAA says radar issue pausing some flights in Florida
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it temporarily paused flights to and from parts of South Florida due to a radar issue for about an h...
Mar 06, 2023
Social media influencer admits to $1 million U.S. pandemic loan fraud
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A social media influencer and self-proclaimed con artist pleaded guilty on Monday to fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related loans f...
Mar 06, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court won’t decide scope of wage-and-hour class actions
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to settle a split among appeals courts over whether federal wage law allows workers to bring nationwide class action-styl...
Mar 06, 2023
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