Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Amazon sued by warehouse workers over COVID-19 screening pay
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at w...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Justice antitrust nominee says eager to tackle more than just Big Tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Kanter, the third of three progressives named to top U.S. antitrust posts by President Joe Biden, pledged on Wednesday to enforce antitrust law in agriculture, pharmace...
Oct 06, 2021
Factbox-Key figures and fallout in U.S. college admissions scandal
BOSTON (Reuters) - The first trial in the "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal is headed to a jury this week https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/final-arguments-expected-1st-us-co...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justices ask why a Guantanamo detainee cannot testify
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned why the U.S. government will not allow a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda figure held at the American naval...
Oct 06, 2021
Three hospitalized in shooting at Arlington, Texas school -police
(Reuters) -Three people were rushed to a hospital with non-fatal wounds on Wednesday and another sustained a minor injury after a shooting at a large high school in Arlington, Texas, police said. Arli...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept launches new initiatives on cryptocurrencies, contractor hacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday unveiled two new Justice Department enforcement initiatives aimed targeting cryptocurrencies and government contractors who...
Oct 06, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. to tell critical rail, air companies to report hacks, name cyber chiefs
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The Transportation Security Administration plans to introduce new regulations that will compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators to improve their c...
Oct 06, 2021
McConnell hints at Republican cooperation for passing U.S. debt limit hike by reconciliation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said there was "plenty of time" to pass a debt limit increase through the budget reconciliation process, as he indicat...
Oct 06, 2021
Biden to meet top U.S. banks, business leaders on debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet on Wednesday with leaders of the nation's stop banks and businesses to discuss Congress' efforts to raise the debt ceiling, the White House sa...
Oct 06, 2021
Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced changes to the federal student loan forgiveness program that would allow thousands more public sector workers, including members ...
Oct 06, 2021
