Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive-Dialysis clinics provide new path for delivery of stockpiled COVID-19 antibody drugs in U.S.
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID-19 antibody treatments this week, a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergen...
Dec 30, 2020
Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover, ending long-drawn dispute
(Reuters) - U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co's shareholders on Wednesday approved a $15.8 billion deal with France's LVMH, ending an acrimonious dispute between the two luxury retailers that had stretched fo...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden and Harris to campaign in Georgia in early January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia early next month to campaign for Democratic candidates in runoff elections that coul...
Dec 30, 2020
In Simone Biles’ path, a fearless young gymnast learns new 2020 routine
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Ty-La Morris has always been special. She was "a little older than one" when she crawled to the edge of her bed and did the splits, according to her mother, Likisha McCormic...
Dec 30, 2020
Georgia legislators seek scrutiny of jail deaths as new case emerges
By Ned Parker (Reuters) - Georgia lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the Chatham County Detention Center over a string of deaths documented in a series of reports by Reuters. At least 24 i...
Dec 30, 2020
WHO, marking year since COVID-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization, marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries on Wednesday to...
Dec 30, 2020
Putin targets U.S. social media, secret agent leaks and protests with new laws
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants, label individuals "foreign agents", and to crack down o...
Dec 30, 2020
Futures rise on hopes of vaccine-fueled recovery
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors focused on prospects of a gradual vaccine-led economic recovery next year and more monetary and fiscal support. Liftin...
Dec 30, 2020
Special Report-Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind ...
Dec 30, 2020
Do U.S. firefighter medics get early COVID-19 vaccines? Depends on the state
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - U.S. emergency medical personnel are getting quick access to COVID-19 vaccines in some parts of the United States while fire chiefs in other areas forecast a delay of weeks ...
Dec 30, 2020
