Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden renews hunt for willing hosts for nuclear waste storage sites
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it was seeking local communities willing to host nuclear waste storage sites, arguing they are needed to deal with the nation's existing waste and ...
Nov 30, 2021
Fauci: hard to say if Omicron variant will lead to severe disease
(Reuters) - U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday it was difficult to know whether the COVID-19 Omicron variant will lead to severe disease, and said preliminary information...
Nov 30, 2021
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, citing what he called their "attempts to silence the voices ...
Nov 30, 2021
New rift opens between U.S. House Republicans over bigotry claims
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new fault line opened between Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, as lawmakers squabbled publicly over accusations of religious bigotr...
Nov 30, 2021
US appeals court reinstates California ban on high-capacity magazines
(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday reinstated California's ban on high-capacity magazines, calling it a reasonable means to support the state's effort to reduce gun violence, includin...
Nov 30, 2021
UN official criticizes migrant deportations from southern U.S. border
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A top United Nations official has criticized the United States' deportation of migrants from its southern border, pushing Washington for faster action to rol...
Nov 30, 2021
Former Trump chief of staff Meadows agrees to cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly U.S. Capitol riot said on Tuesday that Mark Meadows, who served as former President Donald Tr...
Nov 30, 2021
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to face cross-examination at fraud trial
By Jody Godoy SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to face cross-examination by a prosecutor on Tuesday, in what could be a pivotal moment in the fraud trial of t...
Nov 30, 2021
U.S. FDA evaluating effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was evaluating the effectiveness of authorized COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant and expects to have more inf...
Nov 30, 2021
U.S. vaccine diplomacy czar Gayle Smith leaves role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's global COVID-19 response coordinator Gayle Smith has left the role after eight months, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, just as the ...
Nov 30, 2021
