Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Taylor Swift, songwriters agree to end ‘Shake It Off’ copyright case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Two songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit "Shake It Off," according to court ...
Dec 12, 2022
White House condemns rhetoric of lawmaker Greene on Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday condemned the rhetoric of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for saying that if she had been in charge of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack o...
Dec 12, 2022
Body of sportswriter Wahl, who died while covering World Cup, returns to U.S
By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The body of well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World Cu...
Dec 12, 2022
Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday – witness
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migra...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court lets California ban flavored tobacco products
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California to enforce a voter-approved ban in America's most-populous state on flavored tobacco products, rejecting R.J. Reynolds Tobac...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. hate crimes drop in 2021, FBI data finds, but undercount likely
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hate crime incidents dropped in 2021 from a two-decade high in 2020, according to FBI data released on Monday, but the agency acknowledged that the figures exclu...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. tells jury Oath Keepers plotted to use force to keep Trump in office
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor on Monday told a court that four members of the far-right Oath Keepers should be found guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to use ...
Dec 12, 2022
US special counsel subpoenas Georgia’s election official -W.Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has issued a subpoena to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to appear before a grand jury, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citi...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhous...
Dec 12, 2022
Virginia capital removes last public Confederate monument
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - A Black-owned construction business on Monday dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the capi...
Dec 12, 2022
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