Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 7 million as Midwest outbreak flares up
By Anurag Maan and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million on Thursday - more than 20% of the world's total - as Midwest states reported ...
Sep 24, 2020
Asian stocks poised for gains after late Wall St dash
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to open higher on Friday as a late Wall Street rally supported global sentiment although weak U.S. data and uncertainty about a stimulus ...
Sep 24, 2020
Blue Cross Blue Shield reaches tentative $2.7 billion antitrust settlement – source
(Reuters) - Blue Cross Blue Shield has reached a tentative $2.7 billion antitrust settlement to resolve claims that the insurance group's member companies conspired to limit competition and boost pric...
Sep 24, 2020
Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime a...
Sep 24, 2020
Federal prosecutor announces inquiry into nine discarded ballots cast for Trump
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top federal prosecutor in the battleground state of Pennsylvania revealed on Thursday his office has launched an investigation into a small number of discard...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. senators, citing Uighurs, urge Netflix to drop planned Chinese sci-fi series
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five Republican U.S. senators have urged Netflix Inc to reconsider plans to adapt a Chinese science-fiction book trilogy into a TV series because they said the...
Sep 24, 2020
Trump to sign executive orders to burnish health care credentials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order aimed at ensuring Americans with pre-existing conditions retain health care coverage, Health and Human Services Secr...
Sep 24, 2020
Bayer resolves more Roundup cases, judge keeps pause on litigation
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Attorneys for Bayer AG and consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer told a judge on Thursday they are continuing to resolve thousands m...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. House Democrats crafting new COVID-19 relief package: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that lawmakers could vote on next week, House Ways and Means Committee ...
Sep 24, 2020
Three U.S. states report record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - Three U.S. states reported record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to state data. Montana reported 330 new coronavirus cases and South Dakota recorded 463 new...
Sep 24, 2020
