Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Despite pledge, U.S. still wastes more than a third of its food – EPA
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - More than one-third of food produced in the United States is thrown out, according to a report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which said the nation is falli...
Dec 02, 2021
Your voice matters, says gun control activist X González
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Gun control activist X Gonzlez has a message for people: Do not underestimate the power of your voice, it can effect change. Gonzlez, who uses they/them pronouns, was a st...
Dec 02, 2021
Analysis-Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court appointees poised to deliver on abortion
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The month before being elected president in 2016, Donald Trump promised during a debate with his opponent Hillary Clinton to name justices to...
Dec 02, 2021
White House to unveil alliance to curb human rights abuse of tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will unveil a group of countries next week that have pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that can be used by bad actors and repressive governm...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. EPA allocates billions in water funding from infrastructure law to states
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released over $7 billion to state governments and tribes to upgrade drinking and waste water systems, t...
Dec 02, 2021
Former DEA official helped pharma company get drug quota increase, says watchdog
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former senior official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration improperly gave preferential treatment to a pharmaceutical company that was seeking a quot...
Dec 02, 2021
UN building on lockdown, man with gun outside
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.N. headquarters buiding in Manhattan was on lockdown on Wednesday as New York City police officers responded to a situation outside the entrance to the compound, a spokesperson...
Dec 02, 2021
Factbox-U.S. Omicron plan: boosters, free at-home tests, tighter travel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is seeking to ramp up its pandemic response amid the official arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, laying out a plan on Thursday to make at-home ...
Dec 02, 2021
Panel probing U.S. Capitol riot plans ‘multiple weeks’ of hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot plans to hold "multiple weeks" of public hearings next year, its vice chairwoman, Republican...
Dec 02, 2021
Omicron COVID-19 variant case identified in Minnesota
(Reuters) - A case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant was identified in Minnesota on Thursday, the U.S. state's health department said. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey)
Dec 02, 2021
