Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Senate edges toward passage of $1 tln infrastructure bill
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will try to move toward passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sunday, as Republicans struggle to heal a rift within th...
Aug 08, 2021
Delta variant, Louisiana doctors, slowly cracking vaccine resistance
By Brad Brooks PONCHATOULA, La. (Reuters) - The crowd inside Floyd's Family Pharmacy was abuzz with an agitated energy. Whether arriving for scheduled COVID vaccines or testing, people were motivated ...
Aug 08, 2021
Bidens applaud courage of U.S. Olympic athletes
By Nandita Bose WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden applauded U.S. Olympic athletes on Saturday for showing courage under pressure and uniting the country, a day...
Aug 07, 2021
U.S. administers over 350 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 350,627,188 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 407,550,175 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 07, 2021
Eight missing as massive Dixie fire rages in northern California
By Fred Greaves QUINCY, Calif. (Reuters) - At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest and tinder d...
Aug 07, 2021
U.S. says plot against Myanmar U.N. envoy fits ‘disturbing pattern’
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday condemned a thwarted plot to attack Myanmar's U.N. ambassador in New York, saying it fits a "disturbing pattern" of authoritarian...
Aug 07, 2021
U.S. Senate meets on Saturday to consider $1 trillion infrastructure bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will meet for the second weekend in a row on Saturday in hopes of passing a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that has struggled to overcome a seri...
Aug 07, 2021
North Carolina county slaps moratorium on mining as Piedmont Lithium plans project
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A North Carolina county imposed a 60-day mining moratorium on Friday, giving officials time to rework local regulations before Piedmont Lithium Inc applies for a necessa...
Aug 06, 2021
After serving U.S. in war, Afghan translator starts new life in California
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - It was a bittersweet reunion in America for two Afghan brothers who have fled violence and threats in their country. Sayed Abdul Wase Majidi, whose work as a translator fo...
Aug 06, 2021
U.S. Postal Service finalizes plan to slow some mail deliveries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday finalized a plan effective Oct. 1 to slow down some first-class mail delivery as part of a plan to cut red ink. Postmaster General Louis...
Aug 06, 2021
