Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE for use in people over the age of 16, in first ...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
Texas power demand to hit record high during heat this week
(Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach record highs on Monday and Tuesday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape another heatwave. The United ...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
Chevron begins COVID-19 vaccination mandates – WSJ
(Reuters) - Oil major Chevron Corp has begun requiring some employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations and is evaluating mandates throughout its entire workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported on M...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
U.S. House Democrats face test of unity on Biden spending plans
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats face a test of unity in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday as they begin work on two ambitious spending plans that would devote trillions of...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
U.S. FDA unable to complete review of Axsome depression drug by target action date
(Reuters) - Axsome Therapeutics Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was not able to complete its review of the company's drug to treat major depressive disorder by the targe...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
Classes starting, but international students failing to get U.S. visas
By Doyinsola Oladipo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kofi Owusu occasionally waits outside the U.S. embassy in Accra to ask fellow students what they have done to secure a timely visa appointment. Classes for ...
Syndicated Content Aug 23, 2021
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson ‘responding positively’ to COVID treatment
(Reuters) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and his wife are "responding positively" to treatments after catching COVID-19, their son said in a statement on Sunday. Physicians at the Northwestern Un...
Syndicated Content Aug 22, 2021
Portland protests see clashes between far-right, far-left groups
By DAVID RYDER PORTLAND, Or. (Reuters) - Protests by rival far-right and left-wing groups in Portland descended into violence on Sunday, as the opposing sides engaged in clashes and at least one man w...
Syndicated Content Aug 22, 2021
U.S. administers 362.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines- CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 362,657,771 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 428,531,345 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Syndicated Content Aug 22, 2021
At least 21 dead, 50 missing in Tennessee flooding
(Reuters) - At least 21 people have died and 50 others are reported missing after heavy flooding hit parts of Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. A dispatcher at the Humphreys County Sheriff's Offi...
Syndicated Content Aug 22, 2021
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Sheboygan, WI, USA
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Humidity: 83%

