Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig assaulted in Washington, her office says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Angie Craig was assaulted on Thursday in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, D.C., her office said in a statement. Her chief of staff, Nick...
Feb 09, 2023
Lawmakers slam Pentagon officials over delay in shooting down Chinese balloon
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers sharply criticized the U.S. military and the Biden administration on Thursday for failing to shoot down a...
Feb 09, 2023
Meta restores Donald Trump’s access to Facebook, Instagram
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc has restored former U.S. President Donald Trump's access to Facebook and Instagram, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Thursday, following a two-year suspension af...
Feb 09, 2023
Analysis-Biden team shrugs off polls, targets key voters ahead of 2024 run
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's aides and Democratic allies are shrugging off polls showing doubts about his age and leadership as they plot his expected re-election campaign, a...
Feb 09, 2023
FBI says Chinese balloon analysis effort is in early stages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has only recovered very limited physical evidence from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down into the ocean on Saturday, and it has not yet been able to get enough i...
Feb 09, 2023
U.S. House votes 419-0 to condemn ‘brazen’ Chinese spy balloon
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously backed a resolution condemning the incursion of a Chinese spy balloon into U.S. airspace last week ...
Feb 09, 2023
FEMA to end all COVID-19 disaster declarations on May 11
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Thursday it will close all COVID-19 disaster declaration incident periods on May 11 when the U.S. gover...
Feb 09, 2023
Cheers! Spirits like gin, vodka, overtake beer’s U.S. market share
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vodka shot, anyone? Spirits like whiskey, cognac and tequila, a celebrity favorite, have surpassed beer's U.S. market share for the first time due to price hik...
Feb 09, 2023
U.S., Britain impose sanctions on Russia’s Trickbot hacking gang
By Raphael Satter and Suzanne Smalley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have imposed sanctions against seven leading members of a notorious Russian hacking gang known as Trickbot, o...
Feb 09, 2023
Factbox-Burt Bacharach, songwriter and composer
(Reuters) - Composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits such as "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" provided a mellow alternative soundtrack to rock and roll in the 1960s...
Feb 09, 2023
