Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden to issue executive orders on immigration next week: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will issue executive orders on immigration next week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. Reuters reported earlier this week that th...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden administration to allow recently retired doctors to give COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday the Department of Health and Human Services will amend rules to allow recently retired doctors and nurses to administer th...
Jan 28, 2021
Six dead, many hospitalized after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia, U.S. poultry plant: AP
(Reuters) - Six people died and many others were hospitalized after a liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant, the Associated Press https://bit.ly/3iTLeZR reported on Thursday. Five ...
Jan 28, 2021
Chicago school district cancels some in-person classes as labor dispute flares
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - In-person classes in Chicago for pre-kindergarten and special education students were canceled again on Thursday as a labor dispute between teachers and school o...
Jan 28, 2021
Pentagon evaluating request for help in administering COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is evaluating a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide help in administering the COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesman said on Thursday. "Gi...
Jan 28, 2021
A new White House under Biden: Discipline, diversity, dogs and social distancing
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the morning of Jan. 20, hours before Joe Biden arrived at the White House as the 46th U.S. president, a clear plexiglass shield was erected at...
Jan 28, 2021
South Carolina reports 2 South African variant COVID-19 cases, first in U.S.
(Reuters) - State health officials in South Carolina on Thursday said they found two cases of COVID-19 that were linked to a coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, the first cases of the ...
Jan 28, 2021
‘Robust’ COVID-19 aid bill debate to begin in Senate next week: Sen. Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate next week will begin debating a coronavirus aid bill and will proceed even if Republicans are not on board, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden economic nominee says will work to stop Americans “falling through the cracks”
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deep economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic gives the United States an opportunity to rebuild a more equitable economy, President Joe Biden's nominee...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. airline union leader urges Congress to extend payroll aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. aviation union leader on Thursday urged Congress to extend a passenger airline payroll assistance program for a third time as demand for air travel has been hard hit by t...
Jan 28, 2021
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