Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Delta variant behind more than 80% of U.S. cases, but vaccines still highly effective – Fauci
(Reuters) - The Delta variant of COVID-19 is the cause of more than 80% of the new cases in the United States, but the authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the country are still more than 90% effective in ...
Jul 20, 2021
White House official was infected with COVID-19, has mild symptoms: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off site and has mild symptoms but was not found to have had close contacts with White House principals or s...
Jul 20, 2021
Senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior aide to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 after contact with Texas state legislators last week, but Pelosi has had no expo...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. inflight disturbances jump 500%, 85 TSA officers assaulted – agency
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. federal agencies are dealing with a rising number of unruly airline passengers on increasingly crowded airplanes, including thousands who have refused to...
Jul 20, 2021
Drug distributors to pay up to $1.1 billion to settle New York opioid case
(Reuters) - The three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed mid-trial to pay up to $1.1 billion to settle claims by New York state and two of its biggest counties over their role in the nationwide opi...
Jul 20, 2021
Senator Warren questions Lockheed’s antitrust solution to buy Aerojet
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the Federal Trade Commission to take a tougher look at defense industry mergers, questioning a proposal from Lockheed Marti...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. announces new cybersecurity requirements for critical pipeline owners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement "urgently needed ...
Jul 20, 2021
‘We lost’: Some U.S. veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
By Tim Reid GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Jason Lilley was a special operations forces Marine Raider who fought in multiple battles in Iraq and Afghanistan during America's longest war. As Lilley, ...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. lawmakers want more congressional review before war action taken
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators who have campaigned to clamp down on foreign weapons sales and pare back military action without congressional approval will introduce t...
Jul 20, 2021
Twitter temporarily blocks U.S. Republican Greene for COVID-19 posts
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Monday said it temporarily suspended Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for tweets which violated the social media's misinformation policy on CO...
Jul 20, 2021
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