Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S.’s Russia sanctions architect Singh departs as Ukraine war drags on
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will have a new "sherpa" on his trip to Germany next week - a former BlackRock strategist named Mike Pyle, who replaces Washington's fo...
Jun 25, 2022
Protesters stand against abortion ban in Texas, first to enact laws
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 200 people gathered in front of a federal courthouse in Houston, Texas on Friday, to voice their anger after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Ro...
Jun 25, 2022
Factbox-Companies offering abortion travel benefits to U.S. workers
(Reuters) - A growing number of companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Amazon.com Inc, Tesla Inc, and Walt Disney Co are rolling out policies to offer benefits to U.S. employees who may need to acc...
Jun 24, 2022
Senators seek update on U.S. security review of TikTok
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of six Republican senators https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-colleagues-demand-action-from-biden-administration-against-tiktok...
Jun 24, 2022
Can abortion pills overcome U.S. state bans?
By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 24 ruling eliminating the nationwide right to abortion that it had recognized nearly 50 years ago in its landmar...
Jun 24, 2022
U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
By Jeffrey Dastin PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of th...
Jun 24, 2022
With Roe overturned, U.S. Democrats turn abortion battle to November midterms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Democrats sought to turn Friday's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade into a rallying cry for the November elections, warning of grim conseque...
Jun 24, 2022
Disney, other U.S. companies offer abortion travel benefit as Supreme Court strikes down Roe
By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday they will cover employees' expenses if they ...
Jun 24, 2022
Deutsche Bank will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions -source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is updating its U.S. healthcare policy to cover travel costs for any medical procedure, including abortion, that is not offered within 100 miles of an employees' ...
Jun 24, 2022
Landmark gun bill draws enough votes to pass U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first significant gun-safety bill in decades garnered enough votes for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, weeks after mass shootings in Texas and New Yo...
Jun 24, 2022
