Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. post office warns 46 states some mailed ballots may not be counted in election: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service recently sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia warning that some mailed ballots may not arrive in time to be counted for the Nov. 3 elec...
Aug 14, 2020
Top two democrats in Congress call on U.S. postmaster general to reverse operational changes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two Democrats in Congress called on the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Friday to quickly reverse operational changes they say have led to mail delays. "Postmaster Gen...
Aug 14, 2020
Hispanics, African Americans hit hard in U.S. COVID-19 hotspot counties, says CDC
(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus hotspots had disproportionately high numbers of cases among communities of color, according to an analysis on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 5,228,817 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 5,228,817 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 52,799 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump Administration picks McKesson for coronavirus vaccine distribution
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Friday that McKesson Corp would be the central distributor for future coronavirus vaccines, sending the U.S. drug distributor...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump says he would agree to $25 billion for Postal Service if Democrats make concessions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would agree to up to $25 billion in funding for the U.S. Postal Service if Democratic lawmakers make concessions. "Sure, if they gi...
Aug 14, 2020
School bus drivers lead protest to safely reopen Los Angeles schools
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - School bus drivers from the second largest school district in the United States led a noisy protest caravan through downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, demanding f...
Aug 14, 2020
White House officials seek momentum with other countries after Israel-UAE deal
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior White House officials on Friday sought to use the momentum from a historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to appeal to more Arab and Mu...
Aug 14, 2020
Exclusive: China ramps up U.S. oil purchases ahead of trade deal review – sources
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Chen Aizhu NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks, U.S. traders and shipbrokers and Chinese importers said, as t...
Aug 14, 2020
Monday storm impacted an estimated 37.7 million acres of Midwest farmland
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - A storm packing hurricane-force winds on Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in Iowa, the Iowa Soybean Associati...
Aug 14, 2020
