Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Pennsylvania governor issues mask mandate for schools, child care facilities
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday issued a mask mandate for all K-12 school and child care facilities to protect against the spread of COVID-19, three weeks after the Democrat said...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings Biden new tests at home
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will herald the end of America's involvement in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but the chaotic and deadly nature of the U.S. withdra...
Aug 31, 2021
Former R. Kelly assistant speaks of ‘the look in his eyes’ at singer’s sex abuse trial
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A onetime assistant for R. Kelly testified at his racketeering trial in Brooklyn that the R&B singer was a confrontational boss who insisted she steer clear of t...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. Coast Guard says assessment on downed transmission tower from Ida yet to be made
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday an assessment on how to handle a transmission tower near Avondale, Louisiana, has yet to be made, after Hurricane Ida downed the structure. Id...
Aug 31, 2021
Biden administration takes steps to resume onshore drilling auctions
(Reuters) -The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled more than 16,500 acres (6,700 hectares) it may auction to oil and gas drillers early next year as it seeks to comply with a U.S. federal court o...
Aug 31, 2021
Two top vaccine regulators to leave U.S. FDA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine regulators plan to leave the agency in the next several months, the FDA said on Tuesday. The FDA is "confident in the ex...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. IRS delays tax deadlines for Ida storm victims to Jan. 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Tuesday that victims of Hurricane Ida, including all residents of Louisiana, will have until Jan. 3, 2022, to file individual and busin...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. consumer confidence drops to six-month low in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August as concerns about soaring new COVID-19 infections as well as higher inflation dampened the outlook for the economy. Th...
Aug 31, 2021
Mississippi highway collapses in Ida’s wake, Louisiana grapples with power, water woes
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Peter Szekely NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Two people were killed and 10 injured when a deep crevasse opened up on a Mississippi highway in the wake of heavy rains unleashed by H...
Aug 31, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Biden administration aims to cut costs for solar, wind projects on public land
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to make federal lands cheaper to access for solar and wind power developers after the clean pow...
Aug 31, 2021
