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Groups, mayors urge U.S. Congress to back $10 billion in new public transit funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. groups representing transit systems and city leaders on Monday joined unions and environmental groups in calling on Congress to back at least $10 billion...
Aug 30, 2021
More contagious Delta variant makes people sicker; oral drug shows promise in treating COVID-19 pneumonia
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certifie...
Aug 30, 2021
Illinois sending Search and Rescue Team to Louisiana
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says some of Illinois’ best will be helping rescue crews and first responders in Louisiana in the aftermath of what was Hurricane Ida. Pri...
Aug 30, 2021
Tennis-Halep makes winning return to Grand Slam action at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Simona Halep, who missed three of the year's biggest events while recovering from a calf injury, delivered a statement win on her return to Grand Slam action when she beat Italian ...
Aug 30, 2021
New Orleans avoids major flooding thanks to levees built after Katrina
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A $14.5 billion system of levees, flood gates and pumps has largely worked as designed during Hurricane Ida, sparing New Orleans from the catastrophic flooding that devasta...
Aug 30, 2021
CDC says no deaths reported among young adults due to heart inflammation after COVID-19 shots
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said no deaths had been reported in young adults after a rare heart inflammation known as myocarditis, a known side effect of COVID-19 v...
Aug 30, 2021
Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
By Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and vict...
Aug 30, 2021
Taliban would take back Europe’s Afghan deportees to face courts, says spokesman
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper qu...
Aug 30, 2021
Ida’s fury hits US oil production, gasoline supplies
By Liz Hampton, Erwin Seba and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies began damage reviews at offshore production facilities and started evaluating onshore power losses a...
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Education Dept opens investigations in 5 states regarding bans on universal masking
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday its office for civil rights opened investigations in five states into whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking discriminat...
Aug 30, 2021
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