Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen to visit tribal communities; vows greater engagement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said she would visit tribal communities over the next year as her department continues to expand its engagement with Native Ameri...
Nov 16, 2021
New York welcomes back fully vaccinated revelers for New Year’s Eve in Times Square
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Times Square will once again fill with revelers ringing in the new year on Dec. 31, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday, but only if they ar...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday again urged U.S. citizens in Ethiopia to leave the country immediately while the security situation permits it, adding that Washington has n...
Nov 16, 2021
Journalist Fenster reunited with family in New York, pledges to work for detained in Myanmar
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - Journalist Danny Fenster had an emotional reunion with his family on his return to the United States on Tuesday after more than five months in a Myanmar pr...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. House’s Hoyer doesn’t agree with Schumer’s call to tap oil reserve to lower gas prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Hoyer said on Tuesday he is not in agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for tapping the strategic oil reserve to lower gas price...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. House’s Hoyer says hopeful for a vote on Biden’s “Build Back Better plan” by Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he was hopeful for a House vote on President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" plan by Friday at the latest, although he acknow...
Nov 16, 2021
NRA loses federal appeal over New York gun store closures
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against the National Rifle Association in the gun rights group's lawsuit challenging New York state's closing of gun s...
Nov 16, 2021
Jury to begin deliberating in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will begin deliberating on Tuesday, weighing the prosecution's argument he shot three men without justification durin...
Nov 16, 2021
Explainer-The search for a fair jury to decide Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - In-person jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of grooming underage girls for the late financier Jeffrey E...
Nov 16, 2021
Report says drugmakers impose unjustified U.S. price increases; spending on AbbVie drug rises $1.4 billion
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drugmakers hiked U.S. prices on seven of the 10 costliest prescription drugs in 2020 without justification, increasing drug spending by $1.67 billion, a U.S....
Nov 16, 2021
