Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Uber, Lyft lose bid for delay in California driver injunction
(Reuters) - A California judge on Thursday refused to grant Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc more time to appeal his decision requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify drivers in that state a...
Aug 13, 2020
White House’s Kushner confirms he met with entertainer Kanye West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Jared Kushner confirmed on Thursday that he had met recently with entertainer Kanye West, who is seeking to get his name on ballots for the Nov. 3 U.S. presi...
Aug 13, 2020
New Southern California wildfire expected to linger for days
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Southern California wildfire that engulfed more than 10,000 acres in less than a day was slowed on Thursday by light rains, but is still raging and will remain a formidable thre...
Aug 13, 2020
HHS invests $6.5 million in diagnostic labs to expand COVID-19 testing
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is investing $6.5 million in two diagnostic laboratories to increase the country's COVID-19 testing capacity and perform an additional 1 million tests each week by earl...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. mayors identify police unions as an obstacle to reform
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The U.S. Conference of Mayors took direct aim at powerful police unions on Thursday, calling the collective bargaining agreements they negotiate an obstacle to police refo...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 5,176,018 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 5,176,018 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 56,307 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Aug 13, 2020
Pharmacy to pay $3.5 million to resolve U.S. claims it helped Teva pay kickbacks
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Florida-based specialty pharmacy will pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations it served as a conduit for a Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd subsidiary to pay kic...
Aug 13, 2020
Cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving Islamist militant groups dismantled: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the dismantling of cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving the military wing of Hamas, al Qaeda and Islamic State. "These a...
Aug 13, 2020
Harris’ Indian heritage could boost Biden with Asian-American voters
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Joe Biden's presidential campaign plans to step up engagement with Asian-American voters this fall and is betting running mate Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of an ...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. barring private charter flights to Cuba
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban govern...
Aug 13, 2020
