Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Pharmacist in deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak resentenced to 10-1/2 years in prison
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - An ex-pharmacist at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was resentenced on Wednesday to...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. SEC chair says agency to restart swaps regulation effort
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to embark on a renewed effort to write "long overdue" rules for the registration and regulation of securit...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders through Aug. 21
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Wed...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden to convene private sector leaders for cybersecurity talks in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and senior U.S. officials will meet private sector leaders on Aug. 25 to discuss ways to beef up cybersecurity, a White House spokesperson said on Wednesday,...
Jul 21, 2021
Work-in-progress U.S. infrastructure bill faces test on Senate floor
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schum...
Jul 21, 2021
Drugmakers, pharmacies next targets for U.S. opioid settlements
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a nationwide opioi...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. life expectancy fell year and a half in 2020 due to COVID-19 -CDC
By Dania Nadeem (Reuters) - Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 to 77.3 years, the lowest level since 2003, primarily due to the deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandem...
Jul 20, 2021
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Arkansas ban on most abortions
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a newly enacted Arkansas law banning all abortions except in medical emergencies until she had a chance to decide a legal ...
Jul 20, 2021
Biden’s town hall at Catholic university riles bishop, abortion opponents
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's planned town hall meeting at a Catholic university in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday has drawn criticism from the area's bishop and a...
Jul 20, 2021
Republican fundraising arm outraises Democratic counterpart in June
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Republican Party raised more money in June than its Democratic counterpart as heavy inflows from small donors signaled rank-and-file en...
Jul 20, 2021
