Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden border speech may extend ‘Title 42’ to Cuba, Haiti migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is expected to announce Thursday that the country will extend a COVID pandemic-era program to include expelling people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegal...
Jan 05, 2023
Analysis-Democrats’ downgrade of Iowa’s role is a blow to Corn Belt, biofuels
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Democratic Party's unseating of Iowa from its position as host of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest every four years is a blow that could also reshape t...
Jan 05, 2023
After two days of failure, U.S. House Republicans to try again to pick a leader
By Moira Warburton and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try for a third day on Thursday to select a leader after six failed votes have highlig...
Jan 05, 2023
Prince Harry says William knocked him to the floor in dispute – Guardian
(Reuters) -Britain's Prince Harry says in an upcoming book that his older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Harry's wife Meghan, the Gu...
Jan 05, 2023
Biden admin defends stalled student loan plan in Supreme Court brief
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department late on Wednesday filed a brief with the Supreme Court defending President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan and arguing that Education Secretary Miguel Card...
Jan 04, 2023
Eight people found shot dead in Utah home
(Reuters) - Eight people including five minors were found dead of gunshot wounds on Wednesday at a home in Enoch, Utah, city officials said in a press release. Police summoned to the home for a welfar...
Jan 04, 2023
New York City buying more than 900 EVs for government fleets
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - New York said on Wednesday it will replace more than 900 city-owned fossil-fuel powered vehicles with electric models and install 315 additional EV charging ports after...
Jan 04, 2023
Walgreens, CVS plan to start offering abortion pills
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boot Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp said on Wednesday they plan to seek certification to dispense abortion pills following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision ...
Jan 04, 2023
U.S. Senate Commerce chair plans hearings after Southwest Airlines meltdown
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell on Wednesday said the panel intended to hold hearings after Southwest Airlines' recent meltdown that led t...
Jan 04, 2023
Explainer-What does the FDA’s new rule mean for the fight over abortion pills?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule allowing mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, to be dispensed by retail pharmac...
Jan 04, 2023
