Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Thomas Jefferson statue to be removed from New York City Council chamber
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's statue, a presence for more than a century in the New York City Council chamber, is coming down following a public commission reassessm...
Oct 19, 2021
UPS, Disney to meet with White House and discuss vaccine mandate
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives with United Parcel Service Inc, Walt Disney Co and other companies are expected to meet with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss President Joe...
Oct 19, 2021
Capitol police officer pleads not guilty to obstruction charges
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Capitol Police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges that he obstructed a probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol complex by supporters o...
Oct 19, 2021
Manchin says carbon tax ‘not on the board’ in U.S. spending bill talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Tuesday that he is not talking about a carbon tax in negotiations over the spending and infrastructure bills, even as some of his fellow Democrat...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. CDC considers “test-to-stay” program in schools instead of quarantine – CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a "test-to-stay" program in schools instead of quarantine, CNN reported on Tuesday. The program is for students who...
Oct 19, 2021
FDA proposes over-the-counter hearing aids for Americans
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be sold directly to the millions of Americans in need of the ...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. housing starts, permits tumble in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding unexpectedly fell in September amid persistent shortages of inputs and labor that are crimping the housing market and overall economic activity. Housing starts...
Oct 19, 2021
Black Americans, women make big strides on top U.S. corporate boards -report
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Black people made record-breaking gains over the last year in securing seats on boards of S&P 500 companies, while women came close to accounting for a third of corpora...
Oct 19, 2021
Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN (Reuters) - In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city's booming northern suburbs. The...
Oct 19, 2021
‘Water’s Soul’: Massive white sculpture makes a statement in New York harbor
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis t...
Oct 19, 2021
