Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC considers “test-to-stay” program in schools instead of quarantine – CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a "test-to-stay" program in schools instead of quarantine, CNN reported on Tuesday. The program is for students who...
Oct 19, 2021
FDA proposes over-the-counter hearing aids for Americans
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be sold directly to the millions of Americans in need of the ...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. housing starts, permits tumble in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding unexpectedly fell in September amid persistent shortages of inputs and labor that are crimping the housing market and overall economic activity. Housing starts...
Oct 19, 2021
Black Americans, women make big strides on top U.S. corporate boards -report
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Black people made record-breaking gains over the last year in securing seats on boards of S&P 500 companies, while women came close to accounting for a third of corpora...
Oct 19, 2021
Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN (Reuters) - In 2019, Diane Guerra and her husband moved out of their two-bedroom apartment in trendy East Austin to buy a house in one of the city's booming northern suburbs. The...
Oct 19, 2021
‘Water’s Soul’: Massive white sculpture makes a statement in New York harbor
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A towering statue of a woman's head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic metropolis t...
Oct 19, 2021
Trump aide Steve Bannon faces U.S. House committee contempt vote
By Patricia Zengerle and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers probing the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by supporters of Donald Trump will move on Tuesday toward bringing contempt of Congres...
Oct 19, 2021
University of North Carolina defeats challenge to race-based admissions policies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ruled the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did not discriminate against white and Asian American applicants in a closely watched case c...
Oct 18, 2021
Russian businessman funded ex-Giuliani associates’ account, court records show
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Russian businessman funded an account used by two ex-associates of Rudy Giuliani to donate to U.S. political campaigns, according to documents shown in court on Mon...
Oct 18, 2021
U.S. FDA to allow mixing and matching of COVID-19 boosters- NYT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to allow mixing and matching of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people fa...
Oct 18, 2021
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