Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Democrats battle Republican-led voting curbs in Georgia
By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne MACON, Ga (Reuters) - Democrats and their allies are mounting a major effort to educate Georgia voters on sweeping new voting restrictions passed by the state's Republican...
Jun 14, 2021
Explainer: Big changes under Georgia’s new election law
By Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp this year signed into law sweeping voting restrictions sponsored by Republicans, with potentially big implications for how elections ...
Jun 14, 2021
Actor Ned Beatty has died at age 83 – media
(Reuters) - Hollywood actor Ned Beatty, known for roles in the movies Deliverance, Superman and Network, has died at the age of 83, media reports said on Sunday. The Oscar-nominated actor died of natu...
Jun 14, 2021
NHC says 30% chance of cyclone near Wilmington, North Carolina
(Reuters) - A system located about 100 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, which is producing showers and thunderstorms, has a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S...
Jun 14, 2021
Mall owner Washington Prime files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) - Mall owner Washington Prime Group filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to temporarily close some of its roughly 100 shopping centers a...
Jun 13, 2021
Judge tosses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit over vaccine requirement
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 workers at a Texas hospital over its requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a ruling issued ...
Jun 13, 2021
U.S. has administered 309.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, CDC says
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 309,322,545 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 374,398,105 doses in the country as of Sunday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jun 13, 2021
After leaving New York City and heading outdoors, Westminster Dog Show nears climax
(Reuters) - A Pekingese, a whippet, an old English sheepdog and a French bulldog are among finalists at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday as it draws to a close in Tarrytown, New York, th...
Jun 13, 2021
Congress to probe ‘rogue’ actions of Trump’s Justice Dept, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will probe "rogue" actions by the Justice Department during former President Donald Trump's term, including its move to seize the communications records of Dem...
Jun 13, 2021
Pelosi says she has ‘no intention’ of abandoning Democrats infrastructure goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview on CNN on Sunday that she has "no intention" of abandoning parts of Democrats' infrastructure goals not i...
Jun 13, 2021
