Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russia recalls its U.S. ambassador for consultations after Biden comment on Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday called its ambassador to the United States back to Moscow for consultations on the future of U.S.-Russia ties after U.S. President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin ...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. has received requests for COVID vaccines from Mexico and Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday the United States has received requests for COVID-19 vaccines from both Mexico and Canada and is considering them careful...
Mar 17, 2021
IRS to extend U.S. tax deadline until May 17: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will extend the federal tax deadline until May 17 after congressional lawmakers sought an extension, two senior congressional Democrats said on...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. spy agencies warn of growing domestic terrorism threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies said on Wednesday that racially motivated extremists and militia extremists present the most lethal domestic terrorism threats, and warned that the threats cou...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. House passes bill that aims to advance Equal Rights Amendment
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove a decades-old deadline for adopting the Equal Rights Amendment, in hopes of fin...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. subpoenas Chinese communications firms in search of national security risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that it has served subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies that provide information and communications technology services in the ...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. Treasury has mailed out 150,000 paper checks worth about $442 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday said it has sent 90 million direct payments worth about $242 billion to Americans from President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus pa...
Mar 17, 2021
HHS to invest more than $12 billion to scale up COVID-19 testing in U.S.
The U.S. government is investing $12.25 billion on ramping up COVID-19 testing in the country to help schools reopen safely and promote testing equity among high-risk and underserved populations. The ...
Mar 17, 2021
Disney’s California theme parks to reopen on April 30
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's two theme parks in California will reopen on April 30 with limited capacity, the company said on Wednesday, over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic halted outdoor entertai...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. plans to use real world, trial data to determine when vaccines need to be updated
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. officials plan to use data gathered from people who have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as data from ongoing clinical trials to determine when and whether cu...
Mar 17, 2021
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