Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ex-Theranos president Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years for fraud
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced former Theranos Inc President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani to 12 years and 11 months in prison on charges of defrauding investors and patients o...
Dec 07, 2022
Kim Kardashian, other celebrities beat EMax crypto investors’ lawsuit
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against reality TV star Kim Kardashian, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and others over their role in promot...
Dec 07, 2022
Biden appeals to keep COVID restrictions in place for migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday said it will ask a federal court to keep pandemic-era restrictions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in ...
Dec 07, 2022
After final Trump-backed midterm loss, Senate Republicans bemoan weak nominees
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday blamed their loss in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff election on several factors directly tied to former President Donald Trump, beginning ...
Dec 07, 2022
U.S. military bill features up to $10 billion to boost Taiwan
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is expected to start voting as soon as Wednesday on a massive military policy bill including authorization of up to $10 billion in securit...
Dec 07, 2022
Crane overturned at Phillip 66’s Wood River refinery Tuesday; one dead
(Reuters) - One employee died and another was injured after a crane overturned on Tuesday at Phillip 66's 149,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Wood River refinery, a Phillips 66 spokesperson said on Wednesday...
Dec 07, 2022
Trump asks U.S. appeals court to block civil Jan. 6 lawsuits
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - Donald Trump should be immune from civil lawsuits over last year's siege on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, a lawyer for the former president told a federal appea...
Dec 07, 2022
White House seeks to cut federal building emissions 30% by 2030
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday launched the first standard on cutting carbon emissions from federal buildings as part of the Biden administration's policy on cu...
Dec 07, 2022
North Carolina utility sees county’s power restored by late Wednesday
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp has repaired all equipment damaged in recent shootings at two North Carolina power substations and expects power to be restored to all affected customers...
Dec 07, 2022
Michigan city sued by family of African refugee Patrick Lyoya slain by police
(Changes headline to city from police) By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - The family of an African refugee who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has filed a civil lawsuit...
Dec 07, 2022
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