Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New York City’s public school system goes meat-free on Fridays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bring on the broccoli. New York City's public schools have started serving vegan meals once a week on Fridays, as part of an initiative by the city's Department of Education to in...
Feb 04, 2022
U.S. considers lengthening gap between first 2 COVID shots to 8 weeks
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday said they are considering lengthening the recommended interval between the first two doses of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccin...
Feb 04, 2022
U.S. CDC backs full approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's full approval of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine in those age...
Feb 04, 2022
U.S. judge rejects Shkreli’s objections to lifetime drug industry ban
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's objections to being banned for life from the drug industry and having to repay...
Feb 04, 2022
Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election result
(Reuters) - In a sharp rebuke to his former boss, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to think Pence could have taken action to reverse the outcome of the ...
Feb 04, 2022
Pennsylvania pledges $25 million to replace collapsed Pittsburgh bridge
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania will spend $25.3 million in federal funds to build a new bridge in Pittsburgh in place of one that collapsed a week ago just hours ahead of scheduled visit by a U.S. President...
Feb 04, 2022
Death toll from mass shootings in United States is rising, study finds
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A government-funded research project released on Friday sheds new light on the upward trend of mass shootings in the United States, finding that the number of ...
Feb 04, 2022
Jury asks judge in Avenatti fraud case for help with problem juror
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti's fraud trial on Friday asked the judge overseeing the case to "please help us" deal with one member of the 12-person panel t...
Feb 04, 2022
Delta CEO wants U.S. to place convicted unruly passengers on ‘no-fly’ list
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines wants the U.S. government to place passengers convicted of on-board disruptions on a national comprehensive unruly passenger "no-fly" list that would bar them from future t...
Feb 04, 2022
Senate Democrat pushes U.S. Postal Service to buy cleaner delivery fleet
(Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Friday asked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reverse course and buy a cleaner fleet of next-generation delivery ...
Feb 04, 2022
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