Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New England prepares for ‘wicked’ deep freeze as ice storm coats South
By Brad Brooks and Brendan O'Brien LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast braced on Thursday for a historic deep freeze, with wind chills expected to plunge to the equivalent of -50 degrees Fah...
Feb 02, 2023
On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - The celebrated groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his Pennsylvania burrow on Thursday and saw his shadow, a sign of six more weeks of frosty weather in No...
Feb 02, 2023
U.S. lawmakers ask for documents on Russian hackers targeting nuclear labs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are calling for the Department of Energy to release documents detailing the targeting of American nuclear laboratories by Russian hackers last year. The call - is...
Feb 02, 2023
Biden appeals to lawmakers’ humanity at U.S. Congress prayer breakfast
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden used the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday to call on Americans - and especially Republicans and Democrats in Congre...
Feb 02, 2023
U.S. weekly jobless claims at nine-month low; productivity accelerates
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week as the labor market remains resilient despite higher b...
Feb 02, 2023
U.S. Senate Democrats to push FTC to restrict marketing of guns to children
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Senate Democrats will introduce legislation on Thursday directing the Federal Trade Commission to create rules banning the marketing of firearms...
Feb 02, 2023
U.S. layoffs hit two-year high in Jan. as tech slashed thousands of jobs – report
By Samrhitha A (Reuters) - Layoffs in the United States hit a more than two-year high in January as technology firms cut jobs at the second-highest pace on record to brace for a possible recession, a ...
Feb 02, 2023
Factbox-Possible U.S. debt-ceiling workarounds to avoid default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democratic President Joe Biden and House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy gird for a protracted battle over raising the United States' $31.4 debt ceiling, some obser...
Feb 02, 2023
Biden revamp of Democratic primary faces final vote at DNC convention
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's plan to reshape the Democratic Party's presidential nominating contest faces its final test this week in a Democratic National Committ...
Feb 02, 2023
Biden calls for expanding federal workers’ access to leave
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will call on Thursday for government agencies to expand federal workers' access to paid and unpaid leave as he joins with former Presid...
Feb 02, 2023
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