Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
New York prosecutor drops sex crime case against ex-governor Cuomo
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York prosecutor will not pursue a misdemeanor sex crime charge against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying he could not prove the elements of a c...
Jan 04, 2022
Pfizer to supply U.S. government 10 million more COVID-19 pill courses
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. government had agreed to buy additional 10 million courses of its COVID-19 oral therapy, bringing the total order by the government to 20 million course...
Jan 04, 2022
U.S. reports nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
By Joseph Ax and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The United States reported almost 1 million new coronavirus cases on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, a global record nearly double the country's peak o...
Jan 04, 2022
Omicron estimated to be 95.4% of coronavirus variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The Omicron variant was estimated to be 95.4% of the coronavirus strains circulating in the United States as of Jan. 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tu...
Jan 04, 2022
NFL-Washington Football Team to announce new name on Feb. 2
(Reuters) - The National Football League's Washington Football Team said on Tuesday they will reveal their new name on Feb. 2 after a lengthy review on how to replace an original name that was widely ...
Jan 04, 2022
U.S. CDC endorses five month gap for Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster dose
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it recommends the shortening of the interval between the second dose and booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech from 6 mo...
Jan 04, 2022
U.S. outlines deal with AT&T, Verizon over 5G delay — letter
(Reuters) - U.S. transportation officials told wireless carriers it would not seek any further details in deployment of 5G wireless service beyond Jan. 19 absent any "unforeseen aviation safety issues...
Jan 04, 2022
Drivers trapped in cars after U.S. snowstorm shuts major road in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drivers in Virginia were stranded in their vehicles overnight as authorities worked to reopen an icy stretch of Interstate 95 closed after a storm blanketed the U.S. region in s...
Jan 04, 2022
Senators meeting with Manchin on voting rights bills -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats are continuing to press the holdouts in their party to embrace voting rights bills, and a group planned to meet with one of them, Senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday,...
Jan 04, 2022
CDC to clarify COVID-19 testing guidance for ending quarantine – U.S. surgeon general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control will issue a clarification on the role of COVID-19 testing related to a shortened five-day quarantine period for those testing positive for ...
Jan 04, 2022
