Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Alaska’s Iditarod sled-dog race rerouted due to COVID-19 pandemic
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska will not run to Nome in 2021, a drastic change called necessary to protect the mushers from the COVID...
Dec 18, 2020
FDA says five people in U.S. had allergic reactions after Pfizer shot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around five recipients of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine in the United States have had allergic reactions this week, a top U.S. Food and Drug Administration officia...
Dec 18, 2020
Explainer: How the Moderna vaccine stacks up against Pfizer/BioNTech’s
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators authorized Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first U.S. authorization to Pfizer Inc and BioNTe...
Dec 18, 2020
Fairbanks clinician is third Alaskan with adverse reaction to COVID-19 vaccine
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Fairbanks clinician suffered anaphylactic symptoms after being given the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine, a hospital said on Friday, becoming the third A...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. FDA authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a na...
Dec 18, 2020
Apple shuts some California stores as coronavirus cases spike
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Friday it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, sending the iPhone maker's shares down 1.3% in trading afte...
Dec 18, 2020
United Airlines in talks with CDC after passenger death possibly due to COVID
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it was in talks with U.S. health officials to alert passengers on a recent flight of potential exposure to the new coronavirus after a man died ...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. House passes two-day extension of government funding to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a two-day extension of federal funding for a wide range of agency programs as existing money was set to expire at midnight. Th...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. House to consider stopgap funding bill Friday evening -committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will consider a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through midnight on Sunday, according to a statement from the chambe...
Dec 18, 2020
Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off U.S. stock exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards, the White House...
Dec 18, 2020
