Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
New York Assembly to release report on Cuomo investigation
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawmakers in the New York State Assembly will issue a report on their investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo after abandoning an impeachment effort in light of ...
Aug 16, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred bears down on Florida, shutting schools
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fred picked up speed and strength early on Monday as it bore down on the Florida Panhandle, prompting some schools in the western part of the state to cancel classes and aft...
Aug 16, 2021
U.S. opens formal safety probe into Tesla Autopilot crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said early Monday they have opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc's driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes. The National ...
Aug 16, 2021
As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alison Toni felt lucky to get Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine in Chile earlier this year. A month later, she was in Minnesota getting vaccinated again. Toni, an A...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden administration confirms it will boost food stamps by record amount
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Monday will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits, the agency conf...
Aug 15, 2021
U.S. administers 356.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 356,433,665 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 415,957,645 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Aug 15, 2021
Pelosi suggests tying infrastructure plan, $3.5 trln budget resolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers Sunday that she had asked a House committee to advance both a $1 trillion infrastructure plan and a $3.5 trillion spending package...
Aug 15, 2021
NY’s new governor says mask mandates for schoolchildren are necessary safety step
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Incoming New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Sunday that she supported mask mandates for children in school as a necessary safety step for helping New York get through a new wav...
Aug 15, 2021
Explainer-Who is eligible for a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in the U.S.?
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. health officials have authorized https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-immunocompromised-2021-08-13 a third dose of CO...
Aug 15, 2021
U.S. appeals court sets quick schedule to consider COVID-19 eviction ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia late Saturday set a quick schedule to consider whether to allow a new Biden adm...
Aug 14, 2021
