Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi to meet with top U.S. airline CEOs
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will speak on Friday afternoon with the chief executives of top U.S. airlines, who a...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. House panel postpones whistleblower deposition on Department of Homeland Security
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel is postponing a closed door deposition with a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence chief because of delays in obtain...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. Gulf Coast tourism, already stung by pandemic, slammed by Hurricane Sally
By Devika Krishna Kumar PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Sally made a direct hit on the U.S. Gulf Coast this week, dealing a blow to a popular tourist destination already reeling from the c...
Sep 18, 2020
Michigan court rules that late arriving ballots can be counted
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan court ruled on Friday that mailed ballots postmarked by Nov. 2 must be counted in the state as long as they are received by a clerk's office within two weeks after the N...
Sep 18, 2020
Moderna expects to make 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by 2020 end
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Friday it expects to produce 20 million doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. The company continues to expect to make 500 million to 1 b...
Sep 18, 2020
New Jersey governor signs law aimed at protecting poor from pollution
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - A landmark environmental justice bill stalled for over a decade became law in New Jersey on Friday. Signed by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, the legislation seeks to cur...
Sep 18, 2020
European cities announce new restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar
By Guy Faulconbridge and Ingrid Melander LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - European nations from Denmark in the north to Greece in the south announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus in...
Sep 18, 2020
Rain aids effort to control blazes in U.S. West; one firefighter dies
By Brad Brooks MOLALLA, Ore. (Reuters) - A California firefighter was reported dead on Friday as a front of humid and rainy weather aided the efforts of weary emergency crews and brought some relief t...
Sep 18, 2020
Fed begins tussle over practical meaning of new inflation policy
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday began fleshing out what their new tolerance for inflation will mean in practice, an issue critical to h...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. current account deficit jumps 52.9% as COVID-19 disrupts trade
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit soared to its highest level in nearly 12 years in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on the export of goods a...
Sep 18, 2020
