Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: Boeing hires pilots for airlines to help relaunch 737 MAX – sources
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is hiring up to 160 pilots to be embedded at airlines in its latest bid to ensure its 737 MAX has a smooth comeback after a 20-month safety ban, accord...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. lawmakers press prison authorities on inmate COVID-19 vaccination plans
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two dozen members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday called on federal prison and health officials for details about how inmates will be vaccinated fo...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. agency says employers should tread carefully in mandating COVID-19 vaccines
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that employers who choose to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 must be prep...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. hospital demand for Lilly, Regeneron COVID-19 antibody drugs ‘disappointing’
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals have been slow to embrace COVID-19 antibody drugs from Eli Lilly and Co and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc that have been authorized to reduce the risk of ho...
Dec 16, 2020
Amazon asks U.S. to include warehouse, grocery staff in vaccine rollout
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to prioritize essential workers including its warehouse, grocery store and data center staff for receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine, acco...
Dec 16, 2020
Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that users will be required to remove new tweets that advance harmful false or misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccinations, in an exp...
Dec 16, 2020
Tyson fires seven managers after probe into COVID-19 wagering at pork plant
(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it had fired seven managers at an Iowa pork plant after investigating allegations that they took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The inde...
Dec 16, 2020
Nikola eyes power-supply deal to produce hydrogen in Arizona
(Reuters) - Nikola Corp said it was working on a contract to buy electricity at a lower price in Arizona for producing hydrogen to power its fuel cell vehicles. The electric and hydrogen fuel cell veh...
Dec 16, 2020
Texas attorney general says will sue Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will file a multistate lawsuit against Alphabet Inc-owned Google, he said on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Paxton had joined the U.S. Justice...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenya-born militant with terrorism-related offenses, including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a 9/11-s...
Dec 16, 2020
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