Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Manhattan subway bomber sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi man convicted of setting off a pipe bomb during rush hour in New York City's busiest subway station, Times Square, was sentenced on Thursday to life plus 30 years in...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. general concerned about Afghan security forces after troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces in the Middle East said on Thursday that he was concerned about the ability of the Afghan security forces to hold territory after the withdrawal of all f...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rejects new curbs on juvenile sentences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to place new limits on sentences of life in prison without parole for juvenile offenders, ruling against a Mississippi man convicted ...
Apr 22, 2021
Russia says it hopes U.S. ambassador’s consultations in Washington won’t be in vain
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it hoped U.S. ambassador John Sullivan would use his time usefully in Washington during consultations with members of Joe Biden's administration amid a diplo...
Apr 22, 2021
L.A. develops homelessness strategy, but does it have political will?
By Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justine Gonzalez is a Democratic Party activist and sympathetic to the plight of the homeless. Her brother has struggled with the cycle of going from jail to t...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. House prepares to say yes to making Washington, D.C., the 51st state
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday is set to approve, for the second time in less than a year, legislation making the District of Columbia the 51st s...
Apr 22, 2021
After milestone police verdict, Minneapolis lays to rest another Black man
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Two days after a Minneapolis jury found a white police officer guilty of murdering George Floyd, the city will lay to rest Daunte Wright, another Black man whose violent de...
Apr 22, 2021
Divided U.S. Senate confirms Vanita Gupta to No. 3 job at Justice Department
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Vanita Gupta as the first woman of color to serve in the No. 3 job at the Justice Department, a role at the ...
Apr 21, 2021
Senate Republican says U.S. police reform proposal may be done in week or two
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One day after a Minnesota jury convicted a police officer for the murder of George Floyd, Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott said on Wednesday h...
Apr 21, 2021
Biden to offer tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce tax credits to businesses that provide paid time off for some people to get COVID-19 shots as he seeks to get ...
Apr 21, 2021
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