Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New U.S. COVID weekly cases fall to lowest since September
(Reuters) - New cases of COVID-19 in the United States fell for a fourth week in a row, dropping 17% last week to just under 290,000, the lowest weekly total since September, according to a Reuters an...
May 10, 2021
U.S. administers 261.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
The United States has administered 261,599,381 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday. The figure is up from...
May 10, 2021
No evidence Russia involved in Colonial Pipeline hack -Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday there was no evidence so far that Russia was involved in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. "I'm going to be meeting with President...
May 10, 2021
U.S. pump prices head for highest since 2014 as hacked fuel pipeline shut
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline prices at the pump jumped 6 cents in the latest week and could soon be headed for the highest level since 2014 due to the s...
May 10, 2021
U.S. Treasury launches access to $350 billion in state/local COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury launched access to $350 billion in COVID-19 aid for state, local, tribal and territorial governments on Monday, releasing rules for allowable uses and a prohib...
May 10, 2021
Shooting reported at U.S. immigration office in Orlando, suspect in custody – local media
(Reuters) - Police in Orlando, Florida said on Monday one person was in custody after a shooting at a U.S. Customs and Immigration Service building that left at least one person dead, according to loc...
May 10, 2021
New York to require vaccinations of state university students attending classes this fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Students at the State University of New York and the City University of New York must be vaccinated for the coronavirus to attend classes this fall, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on ...
May 10, 2021
FBI confirms DarkSide ransomware used in Colonial Pipeline hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI confirmed on Monday that the ransomware group responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline network is DarkSide, pinning the blame on an experienced group of c...
May 10, 2021
U.S. insurance actuary group backtracks on decision to drop protection language
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facing mounting opposition, a major insurance actuary organization has backtracked on a decision to drop long-standing principles on how car and home policy premium...
May 10, 2021
Biden to announce efforts to boost hiring – NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday will announce efforts to make it easier for employers to hire workers and to help more people take jobs, the New York Times reported, after Re...
May 10, 2021
