Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. CDC says 41.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 20.5 million administered
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 20,537,990 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 41,411,550 doses. T...
Jan 23, 2021
Scottish nationalists lay groundwork for second independence referendum
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party published a "Roadmap to Referendum" on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United Kingdom grapples with COVI...
Jan 23, 2021
Top Spanish general resigns over allegations of vaccination queue-jumping
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public officials who have sparked public...
Jan 23, 2021
Winning lottery ticket for $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Michigan
(Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $1.05 billion, the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, was sold at a supermarket in a suburb of Detroit, lottery o...
Jan 23, 2021
U.S. eyeing UK COVID-19 variant but South Africa one more concerning: NIH’s Collins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is closely watching the more infectious variant of COVID-19 after British officials warned that it may also be more deadly, U.S. National Institutes of Health ...
Jan 23, 2021
Bolsonaro’s support falls sharply, but a majority reject impeachment, polls show
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has overseen the world's second deadliest coronavirus outbreak, has fallen sharply, a Datafolha poll shows, as a brutal s...
Jan 23, 2021
U.S. plans to reverse Trump administration’s immigration policies, Biden tells Mexican president
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden discussed plans to reverse the Trump administration's immigration policies with Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador on Friday, according to a readout of a ...
Jan 23, 2021
Davos ski resort eerily quiet without economic talkfest this year
By Arnd Wiegmann DAVOS (Reuters) - Student protesters who urged world leaders at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos to "Stop (f)lying to us" must be pleased this year, at least as far as the flyin...
Jan 23, 2021
Chicago teachers vote on job action, claim schools not ready to reopen
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago teachers will vote on Saturday on a resolution to not return to classrooms next week, claiming the third largest school system in the United States lacks...
Jan 23, 2021
U.S. television host Larry King dies at age 87: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. broadcaster Larry King, 87, has died, CNN reported on Saturday. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and Scott Malone)
Jan 23, 2021
