Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
California court rules Amazon is liable for injuries from defective products
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace, a Californi...
Aug 13, 2020
Texas, California governors take heat in battle over school reopenings
By Brad Brooks and Makini Brice LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday sought to reassure parents he is doing all he can to keep students safe as most schools in the state p...
Aug 13, 2020
Mexico supports extending U.S.-Mexico land border restrictions another month
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has told the U.S. government that it supports extending restrictions on non-essential travel across their shared land border for an additional month, Mexican Foreign Min...
Aug 13, 2020
Top U.S. health official says COVID vaccines unlikely to be approved before November
(Reuters) - The potential COVID-19 vaccines backed by the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed program are unlikely to receive a green light from regulators any earlier than November or Decembe...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites
By Jan Wolfe and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its underg...
Aug 13, 2020
Trump scores diplomatic deal with Middle East allies before election
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday managed to pull off a rare victory for U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East ahead of his Nov. 3 re-election bid by helping to br...
Aug 13, 2020
Impossible Foods raises $200 million in fresh funding
(Reuters) - Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods said on Thursday it secured $200 million in funding, less than six months after it raised the largest investment ever for a food tech startup, bri...
Aug 13, 2020
Three more U.S. states launching coronavirus exposure warning apps
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - North Dakota, Wyoming and Alabama are the latest U.S. states launching apps to warn users about potential exposure to the novel coronavirus by tracking their...
Aug 13, 2020
Georgia governor to drop mask lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor and city
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced on Thursday that he plans to drop the mask ordinance lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city, possibly ending a months...
Aug 13, 2020
Beirut blast halts American-Lebanese woman’s final journey home
By Callaghan O'Hare and Maria Caspani HOUSTON (Reuters) - Rami Basbous was on the phone with his uncle in Beirut on August 4, making arrangements to return his mother's remains from the United States ...
Aug 13, 2020
