Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Trump plans to nominate Simington for FCC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to nominate Nathan Simington, a senior adviser at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to be a member of the Federal Comm...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. watchdog to investigate whistleblower’s detention allegations
By Mimi Dwyer and Mica Rosenberg LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday a federal watchdog would investigate complaints made by a whistleblower nurse in a Georgia ...
Sep 15, 2020
Asian stocks set for mixed session as investors await Fed
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting, although upbea...
Sep 15, 2020
Exclusive: AT&T considers cellphone plans subsidized by ads
By Sheila Dang, Helen Coster, Krystal Hu and Kenneth Li (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is considering offering wireless phone plans partially subsidized by advertising as soon as a year from now, Chief Executiv...
Sep 15, 2020
Back-up driver in Arizona 2018 fatal Uber self-driving car crash charged in death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies self-driving car that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with neglig...
Sep 15, 2020
Wildfire smoke causes record pollution in Oregon, wafts as far as Washington, D.C.
By Sharon Bernstein and Katy Daigle SACRAMENTO, Calif./WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - Air quality in five major cities in Oregon was the worst on record as the state continues to be blanketed by thick s...
Sep 15, 2020
Seven coronavirus-related deaths tied to Maine wedding: local media
(Reuters) - Seven deaths related to COVID-19 have been tied to an Aug. 7 wedding and celebration that took place in the vacation town of Millinocket in central Maine, local media reported on Tuesday. ...
Sep 15, 2020
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech
(Reuters) - Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest against the spread of hate and misinformation on the social media platforms. "Misinformation...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 death analysis shows greater toll on Black, Hispanic youth: CDC
(Reuters) - A disproportionate percentage of U.S. COVID-19 deaths have been recorded among Black and Hispanic people younger than 21, according to a U.S. study, a reflection of the racial and ethnic m...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. FDA investigating AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold, and it was working with the company to figure out if t...
Sep 15, 2020
