Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Senate confirms deputy trade representative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed longtime Senate lawyer Jayme White as deputy U.S. trade representative. The Senate voted 80-18 to confirm White, a strong bipartisan major...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. FDA to authorize third dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for older Americans -Bloomberg
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will authorize a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older and some high-risk Americans, a Bloomberg New...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Batchelder for Treasury tax post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lily Batchelder to serve as assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, where she will play a big role in implementing ...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. EPA weighs regulation of chemical recycling
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering regulating chemical recycling, a controversial technology that aims to convert mixed plastic waste i...
Sep 22, 2021
TIMELINE- ‘Van life’ road trip ends in death of Gabby Petito
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - The body of 22-year-old "van life" traveler Gabby Petito was discovered on Sunday in a U.S. national park in Wyoming, more than two months after she left on a cross-country...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. farm group seeks stronger antitrust action with new campaign
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The National Farmers Union, the nation's second-largest farm group, said on Wednesday it is launching a campaign to expose the negative effects of consolidation in the agri...
Sep 22, 2021
Britney Spears’ attorney proposes that her conservatorship end this fall
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Britney Spears on Wednesday asked a Los Angeles judge to terminate the 13-year-old conservatorship that oversees her personal life and finances...
Sep 22, 2021
Bill to provide $1 billion for Israel Iron Dome system introduced in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide $1 billion to Israel to replenish its "Iron Dome" missile...
Sep 22, 2021
Tropical Depression Eighteen forms in eastern Atlantic -U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen over the next several days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its late...
Sep 22, 2021
Biden wants to keep working on police reform bill but willing to take executive action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the White House will continue to work with the U.S. Congress on police reform and he will also look into further executive actions he can t...
Sep 22, 2021
