Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State of Illinois now requiring masks, social distancing in all facilities
CHICAGO — The State of Illinois Thursday announced that face coverings are now required in all state facilities for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The announcements comes as data from ...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. attorney general tells Texas to rescind immigrant COVID-19 order
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately rescind" a new executive order aimed at curbing the travel i...
Jul 29, 2021
Vaccinated prisoners, unvaccinated guards illustrate Biden’s tricky road
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, grabbed national headlines in March 2020 after a COVID-19 outbreak killed at least eight inmates and sickened more than...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden to call on federal workers to get vaccinated or wear masks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will ask every federal employee and onsite contractor to attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status and wear masks, physically distance and unde...
Jul 29, 2021
Smithsonian reimposes mask requirement for all visitors over age 2
By Doina Chiacu and Barbara Goldberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Smithsonian Institution reversed its mask policy on Thursday, requiring all visitors as young as age 2 to wear face coverings to enter i...
Jul 29, 2021
Jill Biden to undergo procedure to remove object lodged in her foot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden will undergo a medical procedure on Thursday to remove an object lodged in her left foot, a spokesperson said. Biden stepped on the object while walki...
Jul 29, 2021
As bipartisanship reigns in U.S. Senate, Republicans rage in House
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the U.S. Senate passed a major bipartisan milestone on infrastructure, Republicans in the House of Representatives lapsed into bitter partisanship an...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden wants state, local govts to pay $100 to newly vaccinated Americans -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is calling for state, local and U.S. territorial governments to provide $100 payments for every newly vaccinated American to boost COVID-19 inoculation rates,...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. Senate passes $2.1 billion emergency funds for Capitol Police, Afghans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved emergency funding to replenish the Capitol Police and bolster security after the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-Presiden...
Jul 29, 2021
CDC says Americans should wear masks in nearly 70% of U.S. counties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that 69.3% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant indoor masking in pub...
Jul 29, 2021
