Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
FBI searching Pence’s home in classified documents probe -source
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Friday conducted a consensual search at the Indianapolis residence of former Vice President Mike Pence, after classified documents were discovered a...
Feb 10, 2023
Biden to meet Brazil’s Lula for talks on climate, democracy
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold face-to-face talks at the White House on Friday with Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of U.S....
Feb 10, 2023
Biden aide Bedingfield to depart, succeeded by LaBolt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House communications director Kate Bedingfield plans to step down from her position soon and will be replaced by Ben LaBolt, a veteran of Barack Obama's presidency, the Wh...
Feb 10, 2023
U.S. EPA announces $1 billion for new hazardous waste cleanups
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced 22 new sites that will benefit from $1 billion in funding from a program designed to remediate ...
Feb 10, 2023
U.S. exempts Britain, New Zealand from foreign investment reviews -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday extended the status of Britain and New Zealand as countries exempt from the U.S. foreign investment screening program, the Treasury Department said, h...
Feb 10, 2023
North American companies notch another record year for robot orders
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - North American companies struggling to hire workers in the tightest labor market in decades brought on more robots last year than ever before, with many earmarked for new...
Feb 10, 2023
Before facing Trump in 2024, DeSantis seeks wins on guns, abortion
By James Oliphant TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - When a newly elected Florida legislator endorsed a bill allowing residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, he was both demonstrating his f...
Feb 10, 2023
How recent lawsuits could affect access to abortion pills
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Medication abortion has been in the spotlight since the U.S. Supreme Court last June reversed its landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed abortion righ...
Feb 10, 2023
U.S. judge rejects family members’ bid to reopen Boeing 737 MAX plea deal
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas late on Thursday denied a legal bid by families of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes to reopen or reject a January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. Boeing...
Feb 09, 2023
Biden’s Super Bowl: Home alone, with ice cream and guacamole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With first lady Jill Biden attending the big game, President Joe Biden says he plans to watch this coming Sunday's Super Bowl at home on television, with a bowl of ice cream. Th...
Feb 09, 2023
