Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Flu outbreaks may be linked to COVID-19; arthritis drug benefit seen
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 cases fall 15% in past week, deaths down for four weeks
(Reuters) - The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 15% last week from the previous seven days, and deaths fell for a fourth week in a row, according to a R...
Sep 14, 2020
Scientists create gene-edited animals as ‘surrogate sires’ to boost food production
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step...
Sep 14, 2020
Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek – sources
By Julie Steenhuysen and Marisa Taylor CHICAGO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. appeals court revives New York tax on opioid companies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday cleared the way for New York state to collect about $200 million from drug manufacturers and distributors by imposing a surcharge on them ...
Sep 14, 2020
Trump EPA sides with farmers over refiners in biofuel waiver decision
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their o...
Sep 14, 2020
Fifteen scientists launch critique of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine data
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, one of the authors...
Sep 14, 2020
COVID-19 Masked Snoopy balloon? Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is TV-only event
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is transforming this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade into a television-only spectacle, New York City said on Monday, with the traditional giant char...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. court allows Trump to phase out immigrant humanitarian protections
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administration's decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds...
Sep 14, 2020
$100,000 reward offered in ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County deputies
(Reuters) - As the manhunt for the lone gunman who ambushed and shot two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies enters its third day, authorities are offering a $100,000 reward for information that lea...
Sep 14, 2020
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