Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
‘What more can we take?’: Haitian-Americans reel from earthquake
By Makini Brice (Reuters) - When Haitian-born Mathieu Eugene walks in the Brooklyn neighborhood he represents on the New York City Council, other immigrants from the country approach him to express th...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. to press on with Afghan evacuations over coming weeks -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still committed to its drawdown in Afghanistan and will seek to evacuate as many U.S. citizens and Afghan interpreters as possible in coming weeks, Pentagon...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Democrats ride trains, buses to spotlight spending push
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are riding buses and trains and holding roundtable discussions this summer as they make the case that a government spending blitz backed by Pres...
Aug 17, 2021
As murders surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police
By James Oliphant and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last summer, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser played a high-profile role in the protests sweeping America over police killings of Black suspects...
Aug 17, 2021
Delta, beef prices threaten to take the sizzle out of U.S. steakhouses
By Hilary Russ and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as American steakhouses are recovering from the first wave of COVID shutdowns, the Delta variant threatens to diminish the appet...
Aug 17, 2021
Gold Star mothers’ hearts ache after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
By Tim Reid MIAMISBURG, Ohio (Reuters) - Jill Stephenson lost her only child Ben Kopp, a 21-year-old U.S. Army Ranger, when he was shot during a 2009 firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan. For ...
Aug 17, 2021
Events requiring vaccination proof can opt out of masks, Nevada governor says
(Reuters) - Nevada governor Steve Sisolak said late on Monday that large event operators will be allowed to opt out of the state's mask requirements if they can verify that attendees are fully vaccina...
Aug 17, 2021
Former U.S. President Bush expresses ‘deep sadness’ over Afghan situation
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President George Bush said he and former First Lady Laura Bush feel "deep sadness" over the events unfolding in Afghanistan. "Laura and I have been watching the tragic events u...
Aug 17, 2021
Billionaire Kraft’s paper mill causes pollution crisis in South Carolina
By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being ...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. to advise COVID-19 booster shots 8 months after vaccination – NYT
(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has decided that most Americans should get a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine eight months after they completed their initial vaccination, ...
Aug 16, 2021
