Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Attorney General issues broad ban against seizing media records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland formalized a new policy on Monday that broadly prohibits prosecutors from subpoenaing reporters' phone and email records, an abrupt shift a...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. investor Calvey tells court: Find me innocent and Russia will get billions in investment
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. investor Michael Calvey on Monday told a Moscow court trying him on embezzlement charges that an innocent verdict in his case would trigger billions of dollars in foreign inves...
Jul 19, 2021
In a first under Biden, detainee transferred out of Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it had transferred a detainee out of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, the first such transfer during President Joe Biden's administration....
Jul 19, 2021
Branding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to f...
Jul 19, 2021
Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Two more members of a Texas Democratic Party delegation of lawmakers who fled their state delaying passage of what they say are restrictive voting laws have tested positive for COVID-19, o...
Jul 18, 2021
Hot, gusty winds fanning flames of massive U.S. wildfires
(Reuters) - Gusty winds and dry, hot weather are increasing the size of dozens of wildfires scorching vast stretches of Oregon, California and other western states, authorities said on Sunday. The Boo...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. appeals court blocks ruling that would have suspended CDC cruise ship rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cou...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. administers 337.74 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 337,740,358 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are u...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. surgeon general defends CDC mask change, blames tech companies for COVID deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media companies for...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. senators drop tax enforcement from bipartisan infrastructure bill -Portman
By David Lawder and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers trying to salvage a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have dropped a provision to beef up tax enforcement, Republica...
Jul 18, 2021
