Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Another son of ex-Panama president pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son of the former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a U.S. money laundering charge linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, becoming t...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. study suggests COVID-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - All three U.S.-authorized COVID-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus in laboratory...
Dec 14, 2021
New York ethics panel orders Cuomo to pay $5.1 million in book earnings
(Reuters) - An ethics panel in New York on Tuesday ordered former Governor Andrew Cuomo to return $5.1 million he received for his memoir after finding he failed to follow state ethics regulations, a ...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. Senator Sanders will oppose Biden nominee for FDA commissioner
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he would oppose President Joe Biden's nominee for Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Robert Califf, becaus...
Dec 14, 2021
White House not surprised some Republicans publicly silent about U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that it is disappointing but not surprising that some Republican lawmakers warned privately about what was happening during...
Dec 14, 2021
Arizona asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow abortion restriction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Arizona on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Republican-backed law that bans abortions performed due to fetal genetic abnormalities...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will temporarily suspend a vaccine mandate for employees and now no longer expects to be forced to cut some service in January....
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. government likely to request more COVID-19 testing funds
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is likely to request additional funds from Congress for COVID-19 testing, depending on the severity of the Omicron varia...
Dec 14, 2021
Coroner: Ex-NFL player who killed six had severe CTE
A coroner on Tuesday said that an ex-NFL player who killed six people and himself earlier this year in South Carolina showed "unusually severe" chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Dr. Ann McKee, d...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. EEOC says mild COVID not covered by disability bias law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning employers from discriminating based on medical conditions said on Tuesday that mild COVID-19 cases will typically not trigger ...
Dec 14, 2021
