Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. judge blocks N.Y. vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a requirement that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccines against the wishes of em...
Sep 14, 2021
Factbox-Over 284,000 customers in Texas without power from Storm Nicholas
(Reuters) - More than 284,000 homes and businesses in Texas were still without power on Tuesday afternoon as utilities started restoring service faster than Tropical Storm Nicholas caused new outages,...
Sep 14, 2021
American hacker mercenaries face U.S. charges for work in UAE
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who went to work as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates, face federal charges of conspiring to violate hacking law...
Sep 14, 2021
White House says it is encouraging state, local COVID vaccine mandates
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House is advocating for state and local leaders to mandate coronavirus vaccinations, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday. "W...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. top general secretly called China over fears Trump could spark war -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. top general secretly called his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then-President Donald Trump could spark a war with China as his potential election los...
Sep 14, 2021
Democrats’ tax plan would cut bills for most Americans -congressional estimate
By Richard Cowan and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. tax code changes sought by Democrats in the House of Representatives to help fund $3.5 trillion in domestic investments would cut annual ta...
Sep 14, 2021
Former police plead not guilty to federal charges in George Floyd death
(Reuters) - Four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the deadly arrest of George Floyd entered not guilty pleas to federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights at an arraignment on Tue...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. says federal employees must be vaccinated by Nov. 22
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said most federal employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than Nov. 22 as it drafts rules to require large empl...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. to reopen 1,400 family reunification cases for migrant minors
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States will reopen 1,400 requested family reunification cases involving minors from Central America, a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, as scores migra...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. Interior Dept. plans listening sessions to restore Native American land
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - The Interior Department on Tuesday said it has scheduled listening sessions to gather recommendations from Native American tribes that will guide federal efforts to prote...
Sep 14, 2021
