Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. administers nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 399,552,444 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 482,326,275 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Oct 07, 2021
Analysis-Judge’s ruling on Texas abortion ban a warning to copycats, for now
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge's decision blocking Texas' near-total abortion ban is a warning to other states considering similar measures, though it too could be overturned...
Oct 07, 2021
Compassion not barbed wire should greet migrants, Nobel winner Gurnah says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Natalie Thomas CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) - Europe should greet migrants with compassion rather than barbed wire and the British government is "rather nasty" about those wh...
Oct 07, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats give new details on Trump’s bid to overturn election
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A review by U.S. Senate Democrats of Donald Trump's attempt to use the Justice Department to overturn his 2020 election defeat provided new details on Thursday...
Oct 07, 2021
Harris says key labor report will be released on Oct. 23
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday a labor report commissioned by President Joe Biden in April on ways existing policies can boost unions and promote ...
Oct 07, 2021
Eighteen former NBA players charged with defrauding league’s health plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighteen former National Basketball Association players were charged on Thursday with defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of approximately $3.9 million. Ac...
Oct 07, 2021
U.S. Senate aide says leaders agreed to raise debt limit by $480 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate leaders have agreed to raise the Treasury Department's borrowing authority by $480 billion, a Senate aide said Thursday, adding that that amount is what the Treasury...
Oct 07, 2021
N.Y. City mayor misused security detail for personal benefit, watchdog says
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's security detail was misused for personal tasks, including helping his daughter move and shuttling his son to and from college, a watchdog ...
Oct 07, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer announces agreement to extend debt ceiling until early December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday lawmakers have reached an agreement to extend the country's debt ceiling through early December. (Reporting by Susan Corn...
Oct 07, 2021
Hackers in SolarWinds breach stole data on U.S. sanctions policy, intelligence probes -sources
By Joseph Menn and Christopher Bing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The suspected Russian hackers who used SolarWinds and Microsoft software to burrow into U.S. federal agencies emerged with information abo...
Oct 07, 2021
