Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. buys 600,000 more doses of GSK-Vir’s antibody COVID-19 treatment
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK and U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to buy 600,000 more doses of their antibody-based COVID-19 treatment, sotrovimab, for ...
Jan 11, 2022
Future of Biogen’s Aduhelm hinges on U.S. Medicare Alzheimer’s coverage
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - The future of Aduhelm, Biogen Inc's controversial and expensive Alzheimer's drug, may hinge on a decision due this week from the U.S. Medicare program on whether it will p...
Jan 11, 2022
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Alaska – USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck about 71 km (44 miles) east-southeast of Nikolski, Alaska early on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The magnitude of the earthqua...
Jan 11, 2022
Exclusive-Smart guns finally arriving in U.S., seeking to shake up firearms market
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and con...
Jan 11, 2022
Explainer-U.S. Senate Democrats mull ending filibuster to pass voting rights reform
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats' razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate has led to them making new calls to change the chamber's longstanding "filibuster" supermajority rule to allow...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden to champion voting rights in Georgia as clock ticks for reforms
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace of Atlanta on Tuesday to jumpstart stalled efforts to reform U.S. voting rights a...
Jan 11, 2022
Kremlin says it’s not optimistic on U.S. talks, won’t let them drag on
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it saw no reason to be optimistic after a first round of talks with the United States on the Ukraine crisis and Russia's demands from s...
Jan 11, 2022
CDC weighs recommending better masks against Omicron – Washington Post
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering updating its mask guidance due to an increase in the number of Omicron-related coronavirus cases, the Washington Po...
Jan 10, 2022
Chicago teachers backs deal to reopen schools after COVID walkout- report
(Reuters) - Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest U.S. education district, will resume in-person classes on Wednesday after a union backed ending a walkout over COVID-19 protection fears, the Chic...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. senators say Cruz sanctions on Nord Stream 2 could harm relations with Germany
By Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several Democratic U.S. senators said late on Monday, after meeting with Biden administration officials, that they believe sanctions on Russ...
Jan 10, 2022
