Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Eleven states sue U.S. government over vaccine mandate for federal contractors
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Eleven U.S. states with Republican governors sued the Biden administration on Friday seeking to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing it is un...
Oct 29, 2021
State Dept, Pentagon are concealing Afghanistan data, says U.S. watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog on Friday accused the State Department and Pentagon of suppressing information that lawmakers and the public need to understand the collapse of Afghan...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rejects religious challenge to Maine vaccine mandate
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away healthcare workers seeking a religious exemption to Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the latest battle over va...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. House plan would give electric vehicles big boost
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $1.75 trillion Democratic spending proposal could give a big boost to electric vehicles especially to Detroit's Big Three automakers and the U.S. Postal Se...
Oct 29, 2021
Prince Andrew seeks dismissal of accuser Giuffre’s lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Andrew on Friday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, more than two decades ago. I...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. administers over 419 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 419,020,753 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 514,925,015 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to curb federal power to limit carbon emissions
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states including coal producer West Virginia and industry groups to limit federal power to regulate ca...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to consider allowing Republican bid to defend Trump-era immigration rule
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by a group of Republican state officials to take over the defense of a hardline immigration rule issued by former Pres...
Oct 29, 2021
FAA has ‘deep concern’ about 5G network plan on aviation safety — letter
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised significant concerns about a plan to use spectrum for 5G wireless networks on aviation safety and is pla...
Oct 29, 2021
Safety nets kept U.S. uninsured rate steady during pandemic, HHS says
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Enrollment in U.S. government-run health insurance program Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic grew 16%, with more than 11 million additional Americans sign...
Oct 29, 2021
