Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
‘Human toll was tremendous’: Hurricane Ida kills at least 50 in U.S. Northeast
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida's death toll in the U.S. Northeast rose on Sunday to at least 50 victims, with many holding out hope for people missing in the floodwaters and Po...
Syndicated Content Sep 05, 2021
U.S. offshore oil output lags as Louisiana refiners restart after Ida
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Damages to oil production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Sunday kept output largely halted a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall, according to offshor...
Syndicated Content Sep 05, 2021
Filibuster imperils Pelosi’s abortion bill in U.S. Senate – Klobuchar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's filibuster rule likely imperils a bill intended to protect abortion rights that Democrats are readying following the Supreme Court's decision not to block a st...
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Pfizer on track for U.S. vaccine boosters, Moderna lagging, Fauci says
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that officials were likely to soon get the regulatory go-ahead to administer COVID-19 vacci...
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Republicans don’t deserve House majority if they push lies -Kinzinger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives Republican said his party does not deserve to win majorities in congressional elections next year if it pushes lies and conspiracy theories, sayi...
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Pope offers condolences to Hurricane Ida victims in U.S
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis offered his prayers and condolences on Sunday for the victims of Hurricane Ida, which killed dozens of people in the United States. "I assure my prayers for the p...
Syndicated Content Sep 05, 2021
Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf – Coast Guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A private dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Bay Marchard area of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in...
Syndicated Content Sep 04, 2021
Drug companies say enough U.S. states join $26 billion opioid settlement to proceed
(Removes reference to eight states joining deal) By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Three large U.S. drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will move forward with a proposed $26 billion settle...
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Biden to visit all three sites of Sept. 11 attacks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will visit all three sites of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks next week to honor the nearly 3,000 people killed and mark the 20th anniversary of t...
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U.S. administers 374.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 374,488,924 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 450,175,825 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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