Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Senate panel hears from Chubb, others on insuring pandemic risk
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey business owner Adenah Bayoh told a U.S. Senate committee hearing on Wednesday she paid about $275,000 a year to insure her group of restaurants, only to ...
Jul 22, 2021
About 100 CIA officers, family members afflicted by ‘Havana Syndrome’ -CIA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 100 CIA officers and family members are among some 200 U.S. officials and kin sickened by "Havana syndrome," CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday, referring to the ...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. agency approves three airport security agreements with Amazon.com air unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. agency said on Thursday it is permitting three airports to enter into security agreements with Amazon.com's Amazon Air unit that will allow the company to assume some sec...
Jul 22, 2021
Florida pastor facing U.S. Capitol riot charges has court hearing
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 72-year-old Florida pastor facing federal criminal charges arising from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump ...
Jul 22, 2021
Mississippi asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights landmark
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Mississippi on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court in a major case set to be argued in its next term to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that ...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. House approves bid to add 8,000 visas for at-risk Afghans
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the United States and are at ris...
Jul 22, 2021
FDA classifies Philips ventilator recall as most serious
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday classified the recall of Philips' breathing devices and ventilators as Class 1, or the most serious type of recall, saying the use of thes...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. senators aim to stop vaccine misinformation by going after tech’s legal immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday will add to the stack of bills going after Section 230 - a law that protects tech companies from being sued over content posted by users...
Jul 22, 2021
Democrat Amy Finkenauer sets sights on Senator Grassley’s Iowa seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who was one of the youngest women in Congress before losing her re-election bid last year, on Thursday said she would run for the Iowa U.S. Senate seat...
Jul 22, 2021
Drugmaker Endo settles opioid claims by Tennessee counties, cities for $35 million
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf of a child allegedly born addicted to painkillers a...
Jul 22, 2021
