Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden’s Treasury nominee Yellen discloses paid speaking gigs for financial firms
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, earned at least $7 million from speaking engagements over the past two years, according to disclosures posted on Thur...
Dec 31, 2020
More infectious COVID-19 variant found in Florida -state officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A more infections variant of COVID-19 that has swept through the United Kingdom has been identified in Florida, state health officials said on Thursday, marking the third known ...
Dec 31, 2020
Wisconsin pharmacist arrested on charges of sabotaging COVID vaccine doses
By Steve Gorman and Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - A Wisconsin hospital pharmacist was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of sabotaging more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine by deliberately removing...
Dec 31, 2020
Trump extends immigration bans despite opposition from U.S. business groups
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended a pair of immigration bans that block many "green card" applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the...
Dec 31, 2020
Brexit: United Kingdom exits EU’s orbit after 48 years
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in it...
Dec 31, 2020
Richard Thornburgh, governor during Three Mile Island nuclear crisis, dies at 88
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Richard Thornburgh, who rose to national prominence with his unruffled handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear crisis as Pennsylvania governor and later battled white-col...
Dec 31, 2020
WHO emergency COVID-19 vaccine listing aims to lift access in poor countries
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. ...
Dec 31, 2020
Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, say...
Dec 31, 2020
World Health Organization lists Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use
By Reuters Staff ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday listed the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use, saying the move opens the door for countries to ex...
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. CDC reports record 3,764 coronavirus deaths in a day
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 341,199 deaths from the new coronavirus, a record rise of 3,764 deaths from its previous count. The agency sa...
Dec 31, 2020
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