Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden-appointed Dubai Expo boss to lobby Congress to end world fair funding ban
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Commissioner General to the Expo in Dubai Robert Clark, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said on Tuesday that he would lobby Congress to pass legi...
Oct 05, 2021
A month after Ida’s landfall, Louisianians decry ‘Third World’ conditions
By Brad Brooks CROZIER, La. (Reuters) - Bruce Westley stood outside his wrecked mobile home, pointing to a small lime green tent, two patio chairs and a 30-quart aluminum pot atop a single propane bur...
Oct 05, 2021
Biden looks to shift focus from D.C. gridlock to swing-state benefits
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will hit the road on Tuesday to try to shift the spotlight from the wrangling within his Democratic Party over his hu...
Oct 05, 2021
Blinken says he will have chance in Paris to discuss rebuilding French trust
PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would have a chance during talks in Paris on Tuesday to discuss restoring French trust in the United States following a row over a new I...
Oct 05, 2021
AstraZeneca files for U.S. approval of drug to prevent COVID-19
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had submitted a request with U.S. health regulators to grant emergency use authorisation for a new treatment to prevent COVID-19. The British drugmaker had s...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. envoy Sullivan to meet China’s top diplomat Yang this week-SCMP
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan will hold talks with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland on Tuesday and Wednesday, the South China Morning Po...
Oct 05, 2021
Texas board votes unanimously to recommend posthumous pardon for Floyd – CNN
(Reuters) - The Texas State Board Of Pardons And Paroles voted unanimously on Monday to recommend George Floyd get a full posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction case, CNN reported on Monday, cit...
Oct 04, 2021
Top U.S. envoy brought up Khashoggi in talks with Saudis -US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. delegation led by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials las...
Oct 04, 2021
Amazon and Google set to attend White House forum on quantum technology
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, Google and Microsoft Corp are expected to join a Biden administration conference on Tuesday focused on quantum technologies as the U.S. gover...
Oct 04, 2021
Britney Spears thanks FreeBritney movement for its ‘constant resilience’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears on Monday thanked the fans who have conducted a long campaign to end her conservatorship. Spears, 39, made the comments on Twitter following a court ruling last ...
Oct 04, 2021
