Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
More struggling U.S. homeowners eligible for reduced payments – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeowners with certain government-backed mortgages could get their monthly payments reduced by 25% if they are still struggling to make payments, the White House said on Friday...
Jul 23, 2021
Pfizer says U.S. govt buying 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of doses to be ...
Jul 23, 2021
White House sees YouTube, Facebook as ‘Judge, Jury & Executioner’ on vaccine misinformation
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation abou...
Jul 23, 2021
As Americans navigate conflicting COVID-19 mask advice, ‘everyone is confused’
By Joseph Ax and Tim Reid PRINCETON, N.J./SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) - A COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led t...
Jul 23, 2021
Want a bigger raise? How about $50? U.S. companies push COVID shots for staff
By Timothy Aeppel and Ben Klayman (Reuters) - Kevin Kelly is hitting his anti-vax workers where it may hurt them most: their paychecks. On Sept. 1, when regular raises go through for the 250 workers a...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive-‘QAnon Shaman’ in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The participant in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" is negotiating a possible plea deal with prosecutors, after prison psychologists ...
Jul 23, 2021
From ‘congratulations’ to ‘fully canceled’: California cafe owners hit roadblock
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - After more than a year of heavy losses at their two cafes in the San Francisco Bay Area, Amy and Chris Hillyard were relieved to get word in May that they'd been approved for...
Jul 23, 2021
Threats rattle Pennsylvania county targeted in election audit
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - One of the Pennsylvania counties targeted in a Republican lawmaker's "forensic investigation" into the 2020 election has beefed up security around its courthouse following ...
Jul 22, 2021
New U.S. Capitol Police chief named after Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A retired Maryland county law enforcement official has been named chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, filling a vacancy created when his predecessor resigned over the Jan. 6 storm...
Jul 22, 2021
The American pandemic day: More kids. More TV. More Z’s. More time alone
By Howard Schneider and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Americans watched more TV last year, played more computer games, thought and read a bit more, caught up on a little sleep and on average spent an ext...
Jul 22, 2021
