Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Explainer: Could U.S. regulators authorize a COVID-19 vaccine before the election?
By Carl O'Donnell and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be available before the Nov. 3 presidential election...
Aug 25, 2020
GM, Ford coronavirus U.S. ventilator projects close in on their finish lines
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday they are close to completing production of ventilators ordered by the Trump Administration this spring in respon...
Aug 25, 2020
CMS spells out new COVID-19 testing mandate for nursing homes
(Reuters) - Nursing homes in the United States will now be required to test staff for COVID-19 and offer testing to residents, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Tuesday. In Ju...
Aug 25, 2020
NFL: Detroit Lions walk out of practice to protest Blake shooting
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions canceled practice on Tuesday in protest over the police shooting of a Wisconsin Black man in the back. Players stood outside the National Football League team's headquart...
Aug 25, 2020
Bipartisan measure introduced in Congress to condemn QAnon conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory, a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law...
Aug 25, 2020
US charges ex-CEO of drug company with fraud tied to Teva tender offer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday announced insider trading charges accusing the former chief executive of Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc with tipping friends and family about an anticipate...
Aug 25, 2020
Director Roman Polanski loses court bid to be reinstated to Film Academy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie director Roman Polanski on Tuesday lost a court bid to be reinstated to membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Los Angeles City News Service r...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. to charge Teva in generic drugs price-fixing probe: Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department is preparing to charge Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd with conspiring with competitors to raise prices for generic drugs, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday citi...
Aug 25, 2020
Need a visa to visit the U.S.? Expect much longer wait times, officials warn
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications said on Tuesday that it had avoided a planned furlough of 70% of its staff but warned that it still faced fin...
Aug 25, 2020
15.8 million people watched first night of Republican National Convention
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - A total of 15.8 million people watched the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, according to early Nielsen Media Research, tracking an event held mo...
Aug 25, 2020
