Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Treasury says distributed nearly $2.8 billion in rental aid in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local governments distributed nearly $2.8 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance program funds in September, up from about $2.6 billion in August and bringing the year...
Oct 25, 2021
U.N. experts condemn U.S. expulsions of Haitian migrants
GENEVA (Reuters) - UN human rights experts on Monday condemned Washington's expulsions of Haitian migrants and refugees, saying they formed part of a policy of "racialised exclusion" of Black Haitians...
Oct 25, 2021
White House ‘deeply alarmed’ by apparent military takeover in Sudan
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The U.S. government is "deeply alarmed" by reports of a military takeover in Sudan, which is contrary to the will of the country's people, the White House said on Mond...
Oct 25, 2021
Biden says Democrats’ talks went well, hopes for spending deal before G20
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said weekend discussions with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin went well and that he hopes to have a spending deal before next week's G20 ...
Oct 25, 2021
U.S. to invest $70 million to boost access to COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) - The Biden administration said it will invest $70 million to boost the availability and lower costs of rapid, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests in the United States, as it looks to ease a nat...
Oct 25, 2021
U.S. taps private groups to help resettle Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department said on Monday it will partner with private groups to help Afghans who have resettled in the United States after Americans pulled out their troops from the ...
Oct 25, 2021
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response and was generally well-tolerated in children aged six to 11 years, and the company plans to submit the dat...
Oct 25, 2021
Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs
By Luiza Ilie and Gleb Stolyarov BUCHAREST/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 cases and some central European countries imposed fresh restrictions on Monday, as ...
Oct 25, 2021
President Biden to attend ASEAN-U.S. summit on Tuesday
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will attend a meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday, the U.S. embassy in Brunei told Reuters. Biden will l...
Oct 25, 2021
Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - When the Taliban seized Afghanistan, lawyer Bibi Chaman Hafizi heard the militants were going door to door, hunting for people who worked for the state, so she b...
Oct 25, 2021
