Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older
(Reuters) - Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. People aged 16 years a...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. State Department says COVID-19 vaccines shipped for all overseas workforce
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to all of its eligible workforce deployed abroad as of Sunday and is expecting its entire workforce to...
Apr 19, 2021
Biden administration strikes deal to offer 22,000 extra seasonal guestworker visas: Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) - Two Biden administration agencies have struck a deal to offer 22,000 extra seasonal guestworker visas to employers in the coming months, Bloomberg Law reported on Monday. Homeland Security...
Apr 19, 2021
CoreCivic to move ahead on Alabama prison bonds after losing underwriters
By Karen Pierog and Ross Kerber (Reuters) - U.S. private prison operator CoreCivic Inc said on Monday it expects to move forward with a bond sale for Alabama prisons after two of three underwriters dr...
Apr 19, 2021
Former U.S. vice president Walter Mondale dies at 93: Axios
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice president Walter Mondale died on Monday at age 93, Axios reported, citing a family spokesperson. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Kim Coghill)
Apr 19, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives approves cannabis banking bill
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where it is legal, a step towards removing what an...
Apr 19, 2021
Minneapolis, other cities boost security ahead of Chauvin verdict
By Gabriella Borter and Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Minneapolis and other U.S. cities were ramping up security measures on Monday, girding for possible protests after a jury delivers a verdict in the ...
Apr 19, 2021
U.S. Republicans spotlight AOC PAC’s contributions to vulnerable House Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least three moderate Democratic lawmakers have returned contributions from a political action committee formed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Republican...
Apr 19, 2021
Chauvin jurors facing ‘through the roof’ stress as deliberations begin
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - As the 12 Minneapolis jurors in the Derek Chauvin murder trial prepare to hunker down and begin deliberations, the world awaits what will be a decision with a lasting impact on...
Apr 19, 2021
U.S. administers 211.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 211,581,309 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. A t...
Apr 19, 2021
