Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. rapper Nas is leading hip-hop’s 50th anniversary celebrations
By Alicia Powell and Rollo Ross (Reuters) - As hip-hop prepares to turn 50 in 2023, U.S. rapper Nas wants to make sure the world understands its history, relevance and influence. Through his company, ...
Dec 09, 2022
Efforts ongoing to clean up Keystone oil leak, largest U.S. spill in nearly a decade
By Nia Williams and Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Crews in Kansas continued clean-up efforts on Friday after TC Energy's Keystone pipeline leaked 14,000 barrels of oil into a creek, but the cause of the...
Dec 09, 2022
U.S. CDC expands use of bivalent COVID vaccines for kids as young as 6 months
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday expanded the use of COVID-19 vaccines that target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants to include chil...
Dec 09, 2022
U.S. senators propose law to boost transparency at regional Fed banks
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican Senator Pat Toomey have joined together to propose legislation that would make it easier to get information out of th...
Dec 09, 2022
Michigan judge tosses charges against former Gov. Snyder in Flint water crisis, AP reports
(Reuters) - A Michigan judge on Friday dismissed charges against former Governor Rick Snyder in connection with the Flint water crisis, several months after the state Supreme Court ruled grand jury in...
Dec 09, 2022
White House doctors urge Americans to get updated COVID boosters
(Reuters) - Top U.S. health officials on Friday urged Americans to get COVID-19 vaccine boosters if eligible to help ward off infections during the holiday season. Speaking at a virtual town hall, Whi...
Dec 09, 2022
Exclusive-Biden administration drafting executive order to simplify space rules -sources
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is drafting an executive order intended to streamline approval for private rocket launches amid a broader effort to br...
Dec 09, 2022
Big Oil does little to act on climate despite vows, U.S. House panel says
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major energy companies are not doing enough to prevent the worst effects climate change despite public promises to fight the problem, a U.S. House panel said ...
Dec 09, 2022
Biden authorizes new $275 million in military aid for Ukraine – White House
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday authorized fresh $275 million in military aid for Ukraine, according to a memo released by the White House. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil)
Dec 09, 2022
Former Minnesota police officer to be sentenced in George Floyd case
(Reuters) - A former Minneapolis police officer is expected to be sentenced on Friday for his involvement in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed when a fellow police officer...
Dec 09, 2022
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