Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. declares first ever shortage for Western reservoir, triggering water cuts
(Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday issued an official shortage declaration for the massive Western reservoir of Lake Mead for the first time, triggering water cuts to the drought-stricken Southwest ...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden says U.S. mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday the mission of the United States in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building as he defended his decision to pull out U.S. troops f...
Aug 16, 2021
Prince Andrew ‘a person of interest’ in Epstein probe – source
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors probing the activities of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein consider Prince Andrew a per...
Aug 16, 2021
In Texas, local school officials stick with mask mandate, despite court setback
(Reuters) - Local officials in Texas who have been battling their governor over mask mandates said they would continue to require face coverings in schools despite a setback in the state Supreme Court...
Aug 16, 2021
‘We could have done more’ – frustration grows in Washington over Biden’s Kabul evacuation
By Idrees Ali, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustration and anger at U.S. President Joe Biden's handling of evacuations from Afghanistan https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...
Aug 16, 2021
Oil industry groups sue Biden administration over leasing pause
(Reuters) - A group of oil industry trade groups on Monday sued the Biden administration for halting drilling auctions on federal lands and waters this year. The American Petroleum Institute and 11 ot...
Aug 16, 2021
Kinder Morgan says Arizona natural gas pipeline fire extinguished, 2 dead
(Reuters) - Kinder Morgan on Monday said a fire on its El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline (EPNG) near Coolidge, Arizona that killed two people and injured another had been extinguished and the pipeline segm...
Aug 16, 2021
New York orders all healthcare workers to get COVID-19 vaccine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All healthcare workers in New York State must be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they have a medical or religious exemption, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a new mandate issued ...
Aug 16, 2021
Guilty plea for Proud Boys supporter over Jan. 6 Capitol riot threats
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Proud Boys supporter pleaded guilty on Monday to making social media threats tied to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including a threat to kill an incom...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden to speak on Afghanistan on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will return to the White House from Camp David on Monday to deliver remarks on Afghanistan, the White House said. Biden will speak at 3:45 p.m. (1945 GM...
Aug 16, 2021
