Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Conservative news outlets, accused of election falsehoods, air disclaimers
By Helen Coster and Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Businessman Mike Lindell appeared on the cable network Newsmax last month and launched into a baseless conspiracy theory blaming a voting machine company for ...
Mar 26, 2021
Bid to take back ‘forever war’ authority advances in U.S. Congress
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that allowed the war in Iraq, as ...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Adeyemo as Yellen’s deputy at Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Wally Adeyemo as deputy secretary of the Treasury on Thursday, making him the first Black American to hold the powerful job. Treasury...
Mar 25, 2021
New York poised to legalize marijuana as lawmakers agree on terms: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrats, who control the New York legislature, have come to terms on a measure to legalize marijuana, which would make the state the 15th in the country to allow recreational us...
Mar 25, 2021
‘Still a mess’: Trauma haunts U.S. mass shooting survivors due to gaps in mental healthcare
By Brad Brooks and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Even now, more than two decades after the Columbine school shooting, survivor Heather Martin is trying to learn how to take care of herself. She struggl...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. lawmakers announce bill to cut toxic metals in baby food
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday whch will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufactu...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. senators push for broader Iran deal, not return to nuclear pact
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-three U.S. senators, many of whom opposed the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, appealed to President Joe Biden on Thursday to work toward an internat...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. Congress approves extension of small business Paycheck Protection Program
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday agreed to extend the coronavirus pandemic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) until the end of May, giving small busines...
Mar 25, 2021
Georgia state lawmakers approve new restrictions on voting
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia's Republican-led House of Representatives passed a sweeping elections bill on Thursday that would impose new restrictions on voting in the state that helped D...
Mar 25, 2021
Biden sets goal of 200 million U.S. COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was setting a new goal of administering 200 million vaccination shots against COVID-19 in the United States in his first 100 days in...
Mar 25, 2021
