Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Senate passes $2.1 billion emergency funds for Capitol Police, Afghans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved emergency funding to replenish the Capitol Police and bolster security after the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-Presiden...
Jul 29, 2021
CDC says Americans should wear masks in nearly 70% of U.S. counties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that 69.3% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant indoor masking in pub...
Jul 29, 2021
Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss three LA sex crime charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to throw out three sexual assault charges against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein ahead of his second trial later...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. senators upbeat on prospects for bipartisan infrastructure bill — for now
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday prepared to tackle the details of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill backed by President Joe Biden, wit...
Jul 29, 2021
Former Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teenager -Boston Globe
(Reuters) - Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1974, the Boston ...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. capital city issues sweeping mask requirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Masks will be required indoors in Washington, D.C., for everyone 2 years and older starting Saturday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Thursday, regardless of whether they have been ...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. school masks debate erupts anew weeks before classes resume
By Joseph Ax and Brad Brooks (Reuters) - In pandemic-pummeled Florida, angry parents clashed with Broward County school board members this week over whether their children will be forced to wear masks...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden federal worker vaccination push to affect millions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to take a broad new step to fight the pandemic on Thursday by announcing that civilian federal government employees will need to be vaccinat...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. grand jury indicts Pilgrim’s Pride executives for chicken price fixing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted four current and former executives at Pilgrim's Pride Corp, one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, for their roles in a price fixing c...
Jul 29, 2021
Over 4,000 flight attendants faced unruly passengers in first half of 2021, says union
(Reuters) - More than 4,000 U.S. flight attendants had to deal with unruly passengers in the first half of 2021, with one in five facing physical altercations, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA...
Jul 29, 2021
