Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
‘A blessing’: at-home vaccination program brings shots to U.S. homebound
YONKERS, New York (Reuters) - Some senior citizens and others can't leave home to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - so the vaccine is coming to them. "It's a blessing," Clara Vazquez said as her 83-ye...
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‘Captain Underpants’ author pulls ‘racist’ book, apologizes to Asian readers
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Publisher Scholastic Corp has halted publication of a book by children's author Dav Pilkey, best known for his "Captain Underpants" series, who offered an onli...
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Ghislaine Maxwell faces new criminal charges as U.S. expands indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Monday expanded their criminal case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, unveiling a new indictment adding charges of sex trafficking conspiracy and sex...
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New York to open up COVID-19 vaccine to all adults on April 6
(Reuters) - New York will expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to people 30 and older on Tuesday, and make it available to anyone 16 and above on April 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Mon...
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Biden says 90% of adults in U.S. will be eligible for vaccination by April 19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that 90% of all adults in the United States will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccination by April 19 as he warned about the potential...
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Biden to announce 90% of U.S. adults eligible for vaccine by April 19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Monday that 90% of adults in the United States will be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 and have a vaccination site within 5 m...
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U.S. administers 145.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 145,812,835 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Monday morning and distributed 180,646,565 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said o...
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White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said it expected the private sector to take the lead on the verification of COVID-19 vaccines or so-called vaccine passports, and would not issue a federal manda...
Syndicated Content Mar 29, 2021
Biden has a plan to pay for massive infrastructure proposal: Psaki
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will outline his plan for rebuilding America's infrastructure in remarks on Wednesday and he has a plan to pay for it dollar for dollar, White House pre...
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U.S. lawmakers urge USPS board to halt delivery vehicle contract
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirteen U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged the U.S. Postal Service's governing board to halt implementation of a contract that could be worth $...
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