Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Low COVID-19 spread found in rural Wisconsin schools taking safety precautions: U.S. study
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - The spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning in rural Wisconsin where student mask wearing was high was significantly lower than in the surrounding community, with...
Jan 26, 2021
Vanessa Bryant remembers Kobe, Gianna on anniversary of deaths
Vanessa Bryant took to social media on Tuesday to share her thoughts on the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna. Vanessa wasn't alone on Tuesday, however, as o...
Jan 26, 2021
Biden to update U.S. state governors on vaccines: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden will provide governors of U.S. states with an update on Tuesday on efforts to bolster the supply of vaccines for the coronavirus as...
Jan 26, 2021
Snow blankets sun-kissed Arizona, Nevada and California
(Reuters) - There is nothing weird about seeing snow in January, unless it is falling on sun-kissed expanses including Nevada's Las Vegas and Arizona's deserts, which were transformed on Tuesday into ...
Jan 26, 2021
Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologize for ‘failings’ in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologized on Tuesday for "failings" during the deadly attack on the building by followers of then-President Donald Trump in a bid to stop th...
Jan 26, 2021
White House adviser Rice says voting rights a ‘real concern’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Susan Rice said she expects President Joe Biden to address the right to vote in remarks later on Tuesday. Rice also said the White House will work with Congr...
Jan 26, 2021
Charles Schwab, Robinhood users face glitches for second day – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Users on retail trading platforms Charles Schwab Corp and Robinhood reported operational problems in the market session for a second day in a row on Tuesday, according to outage monitoring...
Jan 26, 2021
Biden’s new climate orders to include suspension of federal oil and gas leasing – sources
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce a suspension of new oil and gas leasing on U.S. federal lands and waters on Wednesday, and to order that nearly a third of federally run ac...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. vaccine distribution to states expected to tick up 16% next week – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to increase state allocations of COVID-19 vaccines to about 10 million next week, up 16% from 8.6 million doses per week currently, the Wash...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. Senate backs Biden nominee Blinken as secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden's nominee, veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, to serve as secretary of state. As voting continued, the 100-member Senate back...
Jan 26, 2021
