Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. pharmacies strike first deals with counties over opioids
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pharmacy operators Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, CVS Health Corp, Rite Aid Corp and Walmart Inc have agreed to pay a combined $26 million to settle claims by tw...
Jul 13, 2021
Texas Democrats vow to remain in Washington to block voting restrictions
By Susan Cornwell and Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to thwart Republican efforts to pass new voting restrictions said on Tuesday they plan to stay ...
Jul 13, 2021
Schumer says he could bring voting legislation back to Senate floor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he reserves the right to bring voting legislation back to the Senate floor, after Republicans voted to block lawma...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. health official says COVID-19 boosters could risk more serious side effects
By Carl O'Donnell and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -The United States is reviewing the need for a third COVID-19 booster shot among residents who have already been vaccinated but needs to see more dat...
Jul 13, 2021
17 states urge U.S. agency to set child car seat side impact standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday urged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt long delayed side-impac...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. First Lady to travel to Japan for Olympics – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games on July 23, the White House said on Tuesday, leading a delegation that will not i...
Jul 13, 2021
Former Pentagon official to be named to key U.S. Commerce Dept post in U.S.-China tech battle -source
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -Alan Estevez, a former Pentagon official, is expected to be nominated as the U.S. Commerce Department's undersecretary for industry and security, a key post in the U.S.-Ch...
Jul 13, 2021
In visit to Philadelphia, Biden pushing for stalled voting rights law
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from civil rights leaders, travels to Philadelphia on Tuesday to issue a strong appeal for sweeping voting r...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. output surging amid pandemic due to digitization – Goldman
(Reuters) - The shutdowns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic have hurt the U.S. economy, but Goldman Sachs analysts are seeing a redeeming trend - a productivity surge led by a rapid digitization, which ...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. lawmakers ask for meeting on WTO waiver with Merkel during Washington visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged Germany to drop its "blockade" of a COVID-19 related waiver of intellectual property rights under global trade rules, and asked Ch...
Jul 12, 2021
