Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC asks travelers at high risk of severe COVID-19 to avoid cruises
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday people at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid travel on cruise ships, including river cr...
Aug 20, 2021
Florida Board of Education gives school districts ultimatum on masks
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - The Florida Board of Education on Friday told two school districts they would have some of their state funding withheld if they failed within the next 48 hours to provide ...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. administers 360.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 360,634,287 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 426,106,115 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Aug 20, 2021
Working for R. Kelly resembled ‘twilight zone,’ ex-manager says at sex abuse trial
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former manager for R. Kelly said at the R&B singer's sex abuse trial on Friday that working for his former boss was almost like being in a "twilight zone," and...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. charges man who made bomb threat near U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday charged North Carolina man Floyd Ray Roseberry with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, after Roseberry parked his truck near the U.S. Capitol on ...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. transportation agency requires face masks on planes, trains, buses through Jan 18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Friday extended its requirements that people wear face masks on planes, buses and trains, as well as in airports, through Jan....
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. appeals court panel rejects latest bid to halt CDC eviction moratorium
By Jan Wolfe and David Shepardson (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by groups representing landlords to halt the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction morat...
Aug 20, 2021
AFL-CIO elects first woman president; first African-American for No. 2 job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor organization, on Friday elected Liz Shuler, a longtime trade unionist, to serve as the federation's first woman president, succeeding Richard...
Aug 20, 2021
Texas Democrats return to work, breaking weeks long quorum denial over voting rights
(Reuters) - The Texas State Legislature has resumed its session following the return of some Democratic lawmakers who had avoided Austin for weeks to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass voting ...
Aug 20, 2021
Facing sharp criticism on Afghanistan, Biden to speak on evacuations
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, facing strong criticism of his handling of the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, is to speak on Friday on efforts to evacuate American...
Aug 20, 2021
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