Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
League fines teams, coaches for failing to wear masks properly during games
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) handed a handful of coaches and teams hefty fines for failing to wear masks properly during Week 2 games. The league fined the Denver Bron...
Sep 22, 2020
University of California system improperly admitted dozens of students, audit finds
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - The University of California system unfairly admitted 64 "noncompetitive" students between 2013 and 2019, the California state auditor said in a report released on Tuesday th...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. House passes China forced labor bill near unanimously
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China, as lawmakers look to add...
Sep 22, 2020
California firefighters make stand to save famed observatory, homes
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a...
Sep 22, 2020
Democrat leads in U.S. Senate race in Michigan; North Carolina a toss-up: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger among likely voters, while the North Carolina race between Republican Senator Thom Till...
Sep 22, 2020
Ginsburg movies ‘RBG’ and ‘On the Basis of Sex’ re-released to support women’s rights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two films about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are being re-released in U.S. movie theaters with proceeds going to support women's rights groups, producers said...
Sep 22, 2020
Nike beats revenue estimates on China demand, online boost
(Reuters) - Nike Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, powered by a rebound in demand for its sneakers and apparel in China, as well as strong online sales. The world's larges...
Sep 22, 2020
North Carolina extends deadline for mailed ballots as election court fights continue
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday said they will count any absentee ballots that arrive up to nine days after the ...
Sep 22, 2020
Colleges reopenings in-person likely added 3,000 U.S. COVID-19 cases per day: study
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Reopening college and university campuses for in-person instruction during late summer this year could be associated with more than 3,000 additional cases of COVID-19 ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. FDA to tighten coronavirus vaccine trial standards: paper
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new, higher standards for an emergency authorization of a coronavirus vaccine, lowering the chances that a vaccine might ...
Sep 22, 2020
