Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Factbox: Record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases in seven U.S. states
(Reuters) - Seven U.S. states have reported record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases so far this month even as the average daily number of new infections is falling nationally. Nationwide, about 35,...
Sep 14, 2020
Judge rules Pennsylvania governor’s COVID-19 restrictions unconstitutional
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday ruled as unconstitutional some of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's orders to control the coronavirus outbreak, including limits on crowd sizes, requirements ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. State Department eases China travel advisory for Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Monday it had eased a travel advisory for Americans considering travel to China or Hong Kong from "Do Not Travel" to "Reconsider Travel." The S...
Sep 14, 2020
Flu outbreaks may be linked to COVID-19; arthritis drug benefit seen
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 cases fall 15% in past week, deaths down for four weeks
(Reuters) - The number of new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States fell 15% last week from the previous seven days, and deaths fell for a fourth week in a row, according to a R...
Sep 14, 2020
Scientists create gene-edited animals as ‘surrogate sires’ to boost food production
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step...
Sep 14, 2020
Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek – sources
By Julie Steenhuysen and Marisa Taylor CHICAGO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. appeals court revives New York tax on opioid companies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday cleared the way for New York state to collect about $200 million from drug manufacturers and distributors by imposing a surcharge on them ...
Sep 14, 2020
Trump EPA sides with farmers over refiners in biofuel waiver decision
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their o...
Sep 14, 2020
Fifteen scientists launch critique of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine data
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, one of the authors...
Sep 14, 2020
