Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Infrastructure deal overcomes hurdle to advance in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan infrastructure package of roughly $1 trillion received the 60 votes necessary to advance in the 100-seat U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that move...
Jul 28, 2021
Houston man pleads guilty in scheme to sell $317 million bogus masks to Australian state
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A Texas man has pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks he did not have for $317.6 million to the government of Ne...
Jul 28, 2021
Factbox-What’s in the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan $1.2 tln infrastructure plan?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of negotiators in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday said they have reached agreement on the major components of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal - a key priorit...
Jul 28, 2021
CDC says nearly 67% of U.S. counties have substantial, high COVID-19 transmission
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that 66.6% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant ...
Jul 28, 2021
Google will require COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. employees to step into campuses
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it would require employees in the United States to be vaccinated for stepping into its campuses, in an effort to get its workers immunized against C...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. House subcommittee asks J&J for info on baby powder bankruptcy plans – letter
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has asked Johnson & Johnson to show it all documents related to plans to put its talc liabil...
Jul 28, 2021
California man accused of bear spraying cops pleads not guilty to Jan 6 riot charges
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California man accused of attacking police guarding the U.S. Capitol with bear spray and a large metal sign during the Jan. 6 riot pleaded not guilty on Wedn...
Jul 28, 2021
Trump, children cannot arbitrate marketing scam case -U.S. appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said former U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children cannot move into arbitration a fraud lawsuit accusing them of exploiting...
Jul 28, 2021
Jared Kushner to leave politics, launch investment firm – sources
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take him away from politics...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept. warns states to tread carefully in auditing elections
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday issued legal guidance aimed at curbing voting rights abuses in U.S. states such as Arizona, where Republican ...
Jul 28, 2021
