Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. weapons sales to get stricter human rights review under Biden
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration unveiled on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, backin...
Feb 23, 2023
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall ; fourth-quarter growth trimmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, continuing to signal persistently tight labor market conditions. Initial claims ...
Feb 23, 2023
Tennessee takes lead in Republican effort to restrict drag shows
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers will debate on Thursday whether to restrict drag performances in public or in front of children, one of more than a dozen bills limiting drag advanced...
Feb 23, 2023
R. Kelly sentencing to determine if he spends rest of life in prison
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Illinois on Thursday is due to sentence musician R. Kelly for child pornography and coercion, deciding whether to tack more time onto a 30-year sentence fr...
Feb 23, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘major questions’ test may doom Biden student debt plan
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shanna Hayes in 2007 became the first member of her immediate family to attend college. She did not realize she was setting off on a path toward another, less-wel...
Feb 23, 2023
Ex-producer Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing for Los Angeles rape conviction
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, i...
Feb 23, 2023
Senator Warren urges U.S. patent office to scrutinize Merck’s Keytruda
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent the nation's top patent regulator a letter urging close scrutiny of Merck & Co's requests for new patents on its blockbuste...
Feb 23, 2023
DeSantis to host donors ahead of likely 2024 White House bid
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will host an event for top donors and social-media influencers this weekend, the latest in a flurry of moves that suggest he's ra...
Feb 23, 2023
Florida TV journalist fatally shot while reporting on a murder scene -police
(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on two television journalists reporting on a murder scene near Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, killing one and injuring the other, authorities said. A 19-year-old susp...
Feb 22, 2023
New Mexico ranchers urge court to stop plan to shoot feral cattle from helicopter
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Cattle ranchers on Wednesday asked a federal judge for an order blocking the U.S. Forest Service from shooting dozens of feral cattle from a helicopter in New Mexico's Gil...
Feb 22, 2023
