Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Slim majority of Americans want Senate to convict Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn (Reuters) - A slim majority of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be convicted by the Senate of inciting an insurrection and barred from holding public office, according ...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden’s Oval Office swaps Andrew Jackson, military flags for family photos, civil rights leaders
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden has decorated his new office with busts of civil rights and labor leaders, nods to other presidents who faced great crises, and side-by-s...
Jan 22, 2021
39.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 19.1 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 19,107,959 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 39,892,400 doses. The...
Jan 22, 2021
‘Choose – I kill you or rape you’: abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia’s war
By Michael Georgy HAMDAYET, Sudan (Reuters) - The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze river, taken down a path, and given a harrowing c...
Jan 22, 2021
Texas attorney general files lawsuit to block Biden’s deportation freeze
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit on Friday that seeks to block U.S. President Joe Biden's move to pause certain deportations for 100 days, a controversia...
Jan 22, 2021
United Airlines CEO calls on companies to mandate COVID-19 vaccination
(Reuters) - United Airlines may make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees, and other companies should do the same, United Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby told workers at a meeting on Thurs...
Jan 22, 2021
Severe allergic reactions to Moderna vaccine appear rare: CDC report
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Severe allergic reactions to Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine appear to be quite rare, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, after...
Jan 22, 2021
Travel group opposes mandatory quarantine sought by Biden for U.S. international passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing the U.S. travel industry on Friday said it opposes making quarantines mandatory for international air passengers returning to the United...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders assessment of domestic extremism risk, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has directed his administration to conduct a full assessment of the risk of domestic terrorism in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of...
Jan 22, 2021
NY ticket brokers settle first U.S. online sales enforcement cases
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three U.S. ticket brokers have agreed to settle civil charges that they cheated consumers by illegally purchasing tens of thousands of tickets for concerts, th...
Jan 22, 2021
