Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang passes Congress, Biden next
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, part of Washington's continued ...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. Chamber of Commerce takes another swing at FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been battling the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, joined 85 other organizations from a range of industries in a letter to senators pressin...
Dec 16, 2021
Omicron delivers another uncertain holiday season to pandemic-weary Americans
By Joseph Ax and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Americans face an uncertain and anxiety-filled holiday season for the second consecutive year, as the highly contagious Omicron variant threatens to intensify ...
Dec 16, 2021
Blood clot rates after J&J vaccine higher than previous estimates: CDC advisers
(Reuters) - The rate of blood clots following Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine appears to be higher than previously estimated, a subcommittee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expe...
Dec 16, 2021
Eight heart inflammation cases among young kids who got COVID-19 shot – U.S. CDC
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it had received reports of eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, in children aged 5-11 years who rec...
Dec 16, 2021
Biden signs bill raising U.S. debt limit into law – White House
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill raising the U.S. debt limit into law, the White House said in a statement, averting what would have been an unprecedented default. The U.S. Co...
Dec 16, 2021
Analysis: Jabs for jobs – U.S. vaccine mandates offer bargaining chip for worker rights
By David Sherfinski WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U.S. vaccine mandates are giving workers greater negotiating power, experts say, as the threat of strikes and collective action wins conce...
Dec 16, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial over Theranos draws to close
By Jody Godoy SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Prosecutors are scheduled to begin their final arguments in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday and will urge jurors to convict the bl...
Dec 16, 2021
737 MAX crash relatives ask court to rescind Boeing criminal prosecution immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Families of victims of the two 737 MAX crashes on Thursday said the U.S. Justice Department violated their rights when it struck a deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing in ...
Dec 16, 2021
Factbox: COVID-19 and the U.S. courts – challenges to Biden vaccine rules
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Courts have recently blocked many of the Biden administration's rules and regulations aimed at increasing U.S. vaccination against COVID-19, which has killed more than 800,000 ...
Dec 16, 2021
