Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Danske Bank pleads guilty to resolve long-running Estonia money-laundering probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, pleaded guilty to bank fraud on Tuesday and agreed to forfeit $2 billion as part of an agreement with the United Stat...
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court to review murder-for-hire conviction
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal by a North Carolina man serving life in prison after being convicted of taking part in a plot to murder a woman i...
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China’s TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid U.S....
Dec 13, 2022
Schumer expects year-long govt funding bill to include Ukraine funding, vote reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said he expects a year-long government funding bill to include more funding for Ukraine and measures to reform the way Congr...
Dec 13, 2022
Biden: Inflation coming down, more work to be done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that inflation in the United States was coming down and things were headed in the right direction even as more work remained to be done. "I w...
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. grapples with sprawling winter storm system
(Reuters) - A major winter storm on Tuesday made its way across the heart of the United States, bringing heavy snows and strong winds to the Northern Plains and the potential for tornados and flooding...
Dec 13, 2022
NBA-NBA renames MVP trophy after Michael Jordan
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association has renamed the trophy given to its regular season MVP after Michael Jordan, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. The bron...
Dec 13, 2022
Following Griner’s release, U.S. lawmakers want a “National Hostage” day
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislat...
Dec 13, 2022
Bankman-Fried to appear in Bahamas court; U.S. to unveil charges
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was expected to appear before a magistrate in the Bahamas on Tuesday as U.S. authorities prepared to unveil criminal and civil charges a...
Dec 13, 2022
Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6 billion Dominion defamation case
By Jack Queen and Helen Coster (Reuters) - Fox Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch is set to be questioned under oath on Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit over his network's coverage of unfounded vote-rigging ...
Dec 13, 2022
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