Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Informal U.S. refugee network turns to text messages, GoFundMe to rescue Afghans
By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The desperate plea was sent via text message from one refugee advocate to another trying to aid frantic evacuations from Afghan...
Aug 20, 2021
Biden’s Afghanistan policy counts on issue fading in importance for war-weary Americans
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is brushing off criticism of his administration's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal because he and his aides believe the poli...
Aug 20, 2021
In a sports-crazed Arkansas town, football is a reason to get vaccinated
By Maria Caspani FORDYCE, Ark. (Reuters) - The dull thud of bodies colliding and the sharp sound of whistles filled the air on a scorching afternoon of high school football practice in Fordyce, Arkans...
Aug 20, 2021
Exclusive-FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated-sources
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential...
Aug 20, 2021
Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped up whole in Paris art installation
PARIS (Reuters) - Visitors to Paris may be in for a surprise when strolling up the Champs-Elysees in September, when the Arc de Triomphe monument will be enveloped in a shimmering wrapper in a posthum...
Aug 20, 2021
Texas Supreme Court rejects Governor Abbott’s ban on school mask mandates – CNN
(Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court rejected Governor Greg Abbott's intervention to suspend a mask mandate, thus allowing schools to require students to wear masks as per the mandates by local authori...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. evacuates about 3,000 from Kabul airport on Thursday
(Reuters) - The United States evacuated about 3,000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on Thursday, a White House official said. "The United States evacuated approximately 3,000 people from Hamid...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. probing Moderna vaccine for increased heart inflammation risk – Washington Post
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials are reviewing reports on the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine being linked to a higher risk of a rare heart condition called myocarditis in younger adults, the Washington...
Aug 19, 2021
A crash course in the United States on tracking, trapping and killing ‘murder hornets’
By Tim Exton BLAINE, Wash. (Reuters) - The first Asian giant hornet nest of the year has been found in Washington state, and plans are being developed to eradicate it, likely next week, the state's ag...
Aug 19, 2021
Scientists question evidence behind U.S. COVID-19 booster shot drive
By Deena Beasley and Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) - The Biden administration's plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine boosters is based on concerns that a decrease in the vaccines' ability to protect against ...
Aug 19, 2021
