Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
For Los Angeles-area ambulance crews, the COVID-19 calls never stop
By Norma Galeana and Alan Devall SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (Reuters) - For Southern California ambulance crews, the shifts feel never-ending and the calls to pick up COVID-19 patients seem endless. "In...
Jan 15, 2021
Some U.S. nursing home residents face delays for COVID-19 vaccines despite extreme risk
By Lisa Baertlein and Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Arkansas health official is sounding alarms about the pace of coronavirus vaccines being administered to residents of long-term car...
Jan 15, 2021
Earnings season to test surge in regional banks stocks
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blistering rally in the shares of regional banks may be tested when a spate of lenders report results in the coming week. Regional banks in the S&P 500 have sur...
Jan 15, 2021
JPMorgan profit jumps on trading, investment banking strength
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a higher fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as strength in trading and investment banking offset the drag of low borrowing rates on interest income at the larges...
Jan 15, 2021
Analysis: Biden’s federal boost to vaccine rollout is critical to speeding inoculations
By Carl O'Donnell and Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's plan to boost the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including by spending $20 billion to create mass vaccination centers, should ...
Jan 15, 2021
On guns, abortion and voting rights, Trump leaves lasting mark on U.S. judiciary
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a U.S. appeals court declared that Florida could make it harder for convicted felons to vote - a ruling decried by civil rights activists - the impact of...
Jan 15, 2021
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahe...
Jan 15, 2021
Some big U.S. pharmacies will not check ID before administering COVID-19 vaccines
By Richa Naidu, Tina Bellon and Aishwarya Venugopal CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say the...
Jan 15, 2021
President-elect Biden chooses former FDA chief Kessler to lead Operation Warp Speed – NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner David Kessler to help lead the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed, the New ...
Jan 15, 2021
Thai protesters scuffle with police, fearing more royal insult charges
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Scores of Thai protesters briefly scuffled with police on Friday, saying they feared another student activist would be charged with insulting Thailand's king. But police and the la...
Jan 15, 2021
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