Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually – CDC
(Reuters) - Over 100,000 drug overdose deaths were reported in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on W...
Nov 17, 2021
Congressional advisory body urges harder U.S. stance on Taiwan, China investment
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan advisory body to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday recommended that lawmakers take "urgent measures" to strengthen the credibility of U.S. militar...
Nov 17, 2021
Biden asks FTC to redouble probe of possible ‘illegal conduct’ by oil, gas companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said there was mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and gas companies and asked the Federal Trade Commission to dig deeper in...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. says 3 MS-13 gang leaders convicted of murder, racketeering
(Reuters) -A federal jury in New Jersey convicted three El Salvadoran nationals in the international criminal gang MS-13 of murder and racketeering offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednes...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. Republican who tweeted violent Ocasio-Cortez video to face House sanction vote
By Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives was poised to punish a Republican lawmaker on Wednesday over an anime video that depi...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. SEC enforcement against public companies fell to 7-yr low in FY2021: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement actions against public companies fell to a seven-year low in the 2021 fiscal year, even as monetary settlements rose sl...
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. plans to invest billions in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is planning to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 manufacturing capacity to have at least a billion doses by the second half of next year, the Ne...
Nov 17, 2021
Pfizer CFO Frank D’Amelio to retire
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer and executive vice president of global supply Frank D'Amelio will retire after nearly 15 years at the company. The drugmaker said it ha...
Nov 17, 2021
Biden heads to Detroit to tout U.S. investment in electric vehicle market
By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will take his victory tour celebrating a new U.S. infrastructure law to Detroit on Wednesday to tout investments aimed at b...
Nov 17, 2021
Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for second day
By Nathan Layne KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - The jury in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will deliberate for a second day on Wednesday, attempting to reach a consensus on whether to convic...
Nov 17, 2021
