Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
AstraZeneca files for U.S. approval of drug to prevent COVID-19
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had submitted a request with U.S. health regulators to grant emergency use authorisation for a new treatment to prevent COVID-19. The British drugmaker had s...
Oct 05, 2021
U.S. envoy Sullivan to meet China’s top diplomat Yang this week-SCMP
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan will hold talks with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland on Tuesday and Wednesday, the South China Morning Po...
Oct 05, 2021
Texas board votes unanimously to recommend posthumous pardon for Floyd – CNN
(Reuters) - The Texas State Board Of Pardons And Paroles voted unanimously on Monday to recommend George Floyd get a full posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction case, CNN reported on Monday, cit...
Oct 04, 2021
Top U.S. envoy brought up Khashoggi in talks with Saudis -US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. delegation led by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials las...
Oct 04, 2021
Amazon and Google set to attend White House forum on quantum technology
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, Google and Microsoft Corp are expected to join a Biden administration conference on Tuesday focused on quantum technologies as the U.S. gover...
Oct 04, 2021
Britney Spears thanks FreeBritney movement for its ‘constant resilience’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears on Monday thanked the fans who have conducted a long campaign to end her conservatorship. Spears, 39, made the comments on Twitter following a court ruling last ...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. urges airports to avoid using firefighting foam with fluorine
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the chemical PFAS due to the environmen...
Oct 04, 2021
DOJ is probing attacks on voting rights, says U.S. attorney general
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday said the Justice Department is "seriously and urgently investigating" how states are changing voting procedures...
Oct 04, 2021
Former FDA chief Gottlieb expects Delta to be last big pandemic wave in U.S
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The summer spike in cases fueled by the Delta variant of the coronavirus is likely the last big COVID-19 wave in the United States, but the pandemic is far fro...
Oct 04, 2021
DEA agent killed in shooting at Arizona train station
(Reuters) - A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was killed and two other law enforcement officers were injured in a shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson on Monday, officials said. One s...
Oct 04, 2021
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