Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Extreme heat scalds Christmas tree crops in Oregon
By Deborah Bloom OREGON CITY, Ore. (Reuters) - The destruction wrought by the extreme heat and wildfires raging across Oregon includes all kinds of farms - including one that grows trees for the Chris...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. Democratic senators say FBI ignored tips on Brett Kavanaugh
By Jan Wolfe and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Democratic Senators on Thursday said that newly released materials show the FBI failed to fully investigate sexual misconduct all...
Jul 22, 2021
Culture war on education rages in Virginia governor’s race
By James Oliphant, Gabriella Borter and Joseph Ax McLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) - Suparna Dutta, an Indian immigrant, is incensed that new admissions standards aimed at boosting Black and Latino enrollme...
Jul 22, 2021
CDC guidance on masking unchanged as Delta variant sweeps U.S. – Walenksy
By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not revised its masking guidance, even as the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to swee...
Jul 22, 2021
Biden pick to lead public lands bureau poised to advance to full Senate
(Reuters) -A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted 10-10 along party lines on the nomination of Montana conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management, setting the stage f...
Jul 22, 2021
Biden administration to spend $1.6 billion for COVID-19 testing in high-risk settings -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will announce on Thursday it is directing $1.6 billion for COVID-19 testing in high-risk settings, such as prisons, according to an official...
Jul 22, 2021
Biden administration releases COVID funds to boost local economies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday released $3 billion in COVID-19 rescue funds aimed at helping localities bolster their economies in the wake of the pandemic, calling on com...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but that likely does not suggest a material shift in labor market conditions, wi...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. retailers scramble to stock shelves as kids head back to school
By Lisa Baertlein and Joyce Philippe LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Stationery and Toy World, a family-owned shop in New York's Upper West Side, manager Gary Rowe is having difficulty getting all...
Jul 22, 2021
U.S. Justice Department to launch new crackdown on firearms trafficking
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department this week is formally launching a new effort to crack down on firearms trafficking, in a strategy that involves the creation of fiv...
Jul 22, 2021
