Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Test administrator avoids prison in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former college entrance exam administrator avoided prison on Monday after admitting she participated in a vast U.S. fraud and bribery scheme that has resulted in c...
Dec 21, 2020
California governor says new coronavirus strain not yet detected in state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A highly infectious new strain of coronavirus identified in Britain has not been detected in California, the state's governor said on Monday. Governor Gavin Newsom said public ...
Dec 21, 2020
No intensive care beds for most Californians as COVID-19 surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - There are no intensive care beds available in densely populated Southern California or the state's agricultural San Joaquin Valley, together home to nearly 30 million pe...
Dec 21, 2020
‘Great Conjuction’: Earthlings treated to rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sky over the Northern Hemisphere will feature a once-in-a-lifetime light show on Monday night as the solar system's two biggest planets race across the firmam...
Dec 21, 2020
Delta Air Lines requiring COVID testing for NY-bound UK travelers
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines confirmed Monday it will require pre-departure COVID tests before passengers leave from the United Kingdom to New York. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo first disclosed the d...
Dec 21, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. to publish list of Chinese and Russian firms with military ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday plans to publish a list of Chinese and Russian companies with alleged military ties that restrict them from buying a wide range of U.S....
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 316,844 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 17,790,376 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 197,616 cases from its previous count, and said the number ...
Dec 21, 2020
Exclusive: Biden team weighs deportation relief for more than 1 million Hondurans, Guatemalans
By Ted Hesson and Laura Gottesdiener WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Biden administration is considering a plan to shield more than a million immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala from deportatio...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. lawmakers set to approve FAA reforms after Boeing 737 MAX crashes -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will include landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes as part of ...
Dec 21, 2020
Therapy dogs go virtual at California hospital during pandemic
(Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic, therapy dogs at California's Stanford Hospital would comfort patients and staff in the corridors and on wards. Now, they've gone virtual, cheering people u...
Dec 21, 2020
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