Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Texas governor moves state sharply to the right ahead of 2022 election
By Joseph Ax and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to bar private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates is the latest sign he is betting the state's electorate...
Oct 13, 2021
Vaccine requirements raised COVID-19 vaccination rates by 20 percentage points -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccination rates rose by 20 percentage points after private businesses, healthcare systems, social institutions, state and local governments adopted COVID-19 vaccine requiremen...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. judge says D.C. jail violated civil rights of Capitol riot defendant
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday held top officials at the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections in civil contempt, after ruling they violated the civil right...
Oct 13, 2021
Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general enters 2022 governor race
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's Democratic attorney general and a high-profile critic of Republican former President Donald Trump and his false election fraud claims, on Wedne...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Social Security benefits set to increase 5.9% in 2022
(Reuters) - U.S. Social Security benefits for more than 70 million Americans will rise by 5.9% for 2022, the Social Security Administration said on Wednesday. (Reporting By Dan Burns)
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. FDA recommends lower sodium in processed foods
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued new guidance to reduce sodium content in processed foods to reduce salt intake in the country. High sodium intake can contribute t...
Oct 13, 2021
Campaign finance trial against ex-Giuliani associate Parnas kicks off
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Opening arguments are set to begin on Wednesday in the trial of Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on a charge of violating campaig...
Oct 13, 2021
Texas vaccine mandate ban likely to be trumped by federal law but could cause uncertainty
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates will likely be superseded by the Biden administration plan to require shots for workers, but the dueling rules cou...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court weighs Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By Lawrence Hurley and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear the federal government's bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death...
Oct 13, 2021
Biden to cite progress unsnarling supply chain in meeting with labor, industry
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will host a meeting on Wednesday to hail progress in addressing supply chain problems weighing on the economy and threatening the holiday se...
Oct 13, 2021
