Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pelosi invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on March 1
(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Joe Biden to address a joint session of Congress on March 1 with his State of the Union remarks. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru;...
Jan 07, 2022
Biden says he does not think coronavirus is here to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday he did not believe the coronavirus will be a permanent affliction for Americans. "No, I don't think COVID is here to stay," Biden told reporte...
Jan 07, 2022
Citi to terminate employees unvaccinated as of Jan. 14 – source
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Friday told its staff that it would terminate employees who are unvaccinated as of Jan. 14, according to a source familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in ...
Jan 07, 2022
State lawyers arguing against Biden vaccine mandates test positive for COVID-19
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - Two officials presenting arguments on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block vaccine mandates ordered by President Joe Biden's administration have tested positiv...
Jan 07, 2022
Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94 -Bahamian official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the c...
Jan 07, 2022
Biden administration signs first contract for COVID test kits -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has signed the first contract involving the 500 million rapid COVID-19 tests that it plans to distribute for free to Americans who request them, an offi...
Jan 07, 2022
Winter storm in eastern U.S. shuts schools, cancels flights
By Susan Heavey and Brendan O'Brien WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winter storm dumped more than a half a foot of snow in parts of the eastern United States on Friday, forcing schools and federal government...
Jan 07, 2022
In reversal, Georgia joins $26 billion U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The state of Georgia has decided to join a proposed $26 billion nationwide settlement resolving lawsuits alleging that three large drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnso...
Jan 07, 2022
CDC chief says U.S. COVID cases likely have not yet peaked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Omicron-driven surge in U.S. COVID-19 cases has likely not topped out yet, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday as schools, hospitals and...
Jan 07, 2022
Overwhelmed by Omicron surge, U.S. hospitals delay surgeries
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hospitals across the United States are postponing elective surgeries to free up staff and beds due to a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmis...
Jan 07, 2022
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