Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
NBA mandates COVID booster for media, personnel nearest players
Media and other in-person league personnel functioning in near proximity to teams and players on game day are under a new mandate from the NBA to receive the COVID-19 booster shot by Jan. 5. In a memo...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. House probe of Capitol attack seeks interview with Republican Jim Jordan
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday requested an interview with Republican Representative Jim Jordan, the...
Dec 22, 2021
EPA withdraws Trump Oklahoma environment order after input from tribes
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday it plans to withdraw and reconsider a Trump administration decision to grant Oklahoma author...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. tax experts say Biden spending bill likely to be resuscitated
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate tax advisers are warning clients not to celebrate the apparent demise of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion climate and social spending package,...
Dec 22, 2021
Experts work to open 1887 capsule from Robert E. Lee statue pedestal
(Reuters) - Historic preservation experts on Wednesday worked to open a time capsule believed to date back to 1887 that was encased in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee tha...
Dec 22, 2021
California to require COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers
(Reuters) - California will require healthcare workers and workers in "high-risk congregate settings" to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster by Feb. 1, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, as part of t...
Dec 22, 2021
Build Back Better talks with holdout Manchin to continue, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conversations with Senator Joe Manchin's office will continue, the White House said on Wednesday after the key conservative Democrat earlier this week rejected the president's B...
Dec 22, 2021
Biden to speak on Jan. 6 anniversary of U.S. Capitol attack -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will make a public statement on the Jan. 6 anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of his predecessor, Donald Trump, the White Hou...
Dec 22, 2021
New York neighborhood stays bright for Christmas
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City neighborhood is fully turned on for Christmas, drawing throngs to its annual light show, even as the Omicron variant puts a damper on celebration...
Dec 22, 2021
Explainer-What is known so far about deliberations in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors deliberating in the sexual abuse trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in New York have so far sent several notes to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan. ...
Dec 22, 2021
