Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
FDA classifies recall of Getinge’s heart devices as most serious
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified the recall of Swedish medical equipment maker Getinge's heart devices as its most serious type since their use could lead to d...
Jan 25, 2023
Updated COVID vaccines prevented illness from latest variants -CDC
By Julie Steenhuysen and Raghav Mahobe (Reuters) -The updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE and Moderna helped prevent symptomatic infections against the new XBB-related subvariants, o...
Jan 25, 2023
Twitter suspends account of white supremacist Nick Fuentes a day after restoration
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social media platform Twitter on Wednesday suspended the account of white supremacist Nick Fuentes only a day after a decision to restore it led to widespread ...
Jan 25, 2023
U.S. arms exports up 49% in fiscal 2022
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 49% to $205.6 billion in the latest fiscal year, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. Sales app...
Jan 25, 2023
U.S. signs up over 16 million people for Obamacare health insurance
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 16 million Americans signed up for Obamacare health insurance for 2023, a jump of more than 12% over last year and the highest since the Affordable...
Jan 25, 2023
UNESCO grants Odesa’s historic centre World Heritage in Danger status
PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage ...
Jan 25, 2023
U.S. abortion pill maker, doctor challenge state curbs in lawsuits
(Reuters) - A maker of abortion pills and a doctor have filed lawsuits challenging state restrictions on the medication, in the first lawsuits of their kind since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the...
Jan 25, 2023
Biden to deliver remarks on Ukraine at noon/1700 GMT -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on continued U.S. support to Ukraine at noon (1700 GMT), the White House said on Wednesday. The White House did not elaborate but the ap...
Jan 25, 2023
Fed’s Brainard frontrunner for White House top economist post – Washington Post
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard is a leading contender for the top economic advisory position at the White House, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three peop...
Jan 25, 2023
Factbox-When might the U.S. default? Timeline of key events in debt limit battle
By Gram Slattery and Karen Brettell (Reuters) - Just days into a new sitting of the U.S. Congress, lawmakers are confronting what will be perhaps the most pivotal legislative issue of 2023: the nation...
Jan 25, 2023
