Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Most vaccinated Americans want COVID-19 booster shots – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States gears up for a COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign, most vaccinated Americans want the additional dose, a Reuters/Ipsos opi...
Sep 01, 2021
Majority of Afghan allies may have missed out on airlift – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may have left behind the majority of Afghans who helped in the 20-year war effort along with their families as U.S. citizens were prioritized in the airlift th...
Sep 01, 2021
Majority of U.S. companies may mandate COVID-19 vaccine in coming months – survey
(Reuters) - More than half of U.S. companies are planning to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace by year end, with almost a quarter considering vaccination as a condition for employment,...
Sep 01, 2021
‘Everybody screwed up’: Blame game begins over turbulent U.S. exit from Afghanistan
By Idrees Ali, Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A week into the evacuation from Kabul, the U.S. military was forced to take a drastic step: stop all flights from Hamid Karz...
Sep 01, 2021
Colorado police officers, paramedics charged in 2019 death of unarmed Black man
DENVER (Reuters) - Three Colorado police officers and two paramedics have been criminally charged in the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man who died in 2019 after he was subdued and injecte...
Sep 01, 2021
The man behind the rebuilding of 9/11’s Ground Zero
(Reuters) - Developer Larry Silverstein signed a $3.2 billion 99-year lease on New York's World Trade Center six weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. He recalls the smoldering ruins of the Twin ...
Sep 01, 2021
Biden vows to protect Roe v. Wade after Texas abortion law takes effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden condemned the Texas law that went into effect on Wednesday which prohibts the vast majority of abortions in the state, and pledged his administration would f...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. airline passengers screened falls to lowest level since May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 1.345 million airline passengers on Tuesday, the lowest daily number since May 11 amid the spike in U.S. COVID-...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. private payrolls miss expectations in August -ADP
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in August, but the labor market continues to steadily recover. Private payrolls increased by 374,000 jobs last month,...
Sep 01, 2021
Insurers may take $18 billion hit from Hurricane Ida – industry experts
(Reuters) - Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Wednesday. The nu...
Sep 01, 2021
