Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Yellen insists $1.75 tln U.S. social, climate spending bill ‘fully paid for’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a combination of estimates done by the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and Treasury showed that a $1.75 t...
Nov 18, 2021
Rare U.S. Constitution copy draws $46.6 million crypto group bid at Sotheby’s auction
LONDON (Reuters) - An online group has raised more than $46.6 million in cryptocurrency funds to bid on an original copy of the U.S. Constitution for sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday. The g...
Nov 18, 2021
Florida bans strict vaccine mandates in schools and businesses
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Florida on Thursday banned schools and businesses from requiring vaccination against COVID-19 and set the stage for a possible withdrawal from the federal agency aimed ...
Nov 18, 2021
Defendants rest case in Georgia trial for killing of Ahmaud Arbery
(Reuters) - The three defendants on trial for murdering Ahmaud Arbery after he ran through their neighborhood in Georgia last year rested their cases on Thursday, and prosecutors said they would not c...
Nov 18, 2021
New York judge vacates convictions of two men for 1965 murder of Malcolm X
By Karen Freifeld and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two men who spent decades in prison for murdering Black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965 were exonerated on Thursday by a New ...
Nov 18, 2021
Lawyer for former New York Governor Cuomo calls for state’s AG to recuse herself
(Reuters) - A lawyer for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Thursday for the state's Attorney General Letitia James to recuse herself from any future decisions regarding the sexual harass...
Nov 18, 2021
State attorneys general open probe into Instagram’s effect on kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potent...
Nov 18, 2021
Biden says U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. "Something we're considering," Biden said when asked if the ...
Nov 18, 2021
Texas electric grid still not ready for extreme winter weather -NERC
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - The Texas electric grid could suffer a massive shortfall in generating capacity in a winter deep freeze, potentially triggering outages similar to those in February, acco...
Nov 18, 2021
Republican House leader says disciplined members could get reinstated in 2023
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers who were stripped of their committee assignments over threats against Democrats can expect to be reinstated, if their party wins control...
Nov 18, 2021
