‘Wither away and die:’ U.S. Pacific Northwest heat wave bakes wheat, fruit crops
By Julie Ingwersen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is damaging (More…)
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Former UK ambassador to Iran says the current situation is “the most dangerous it has ever been”
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Illinois becomes first U.S. state to require Asian-American history in schools
By Nathan Layne
(Reuters) – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Friday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American (More…)
Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 78
(Reuters) -The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers (More…)
U.S. donation of 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan
By Doyinsola Oladipo
(Reuters) – A U.S. donation of more than 1.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 (More…)
Fed says shortages of materials, hiring problems holding back recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Shortages of materials and “difficulties in hiring” are holding back the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic (More…)
CDC recommends masking indoors for unvaccinated students, teachers in U.S. schools
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance to help reopen schools in (More…)
Factbox: Healthcare, financial services, agriculture targeted in Biden order
(Reuters) – In an executive order on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden aims to remove barriers to competition in such (More…)
15 more U.S. states reach settlement in OxyContin maker Purdue bankruptcy
By Mike Spector
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fifteen more states reached an agreement with Purdue Pharma LP and members of its (More…)
Researchers revise outlook for above-average hurricane season
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Researchers from Colorado State University boosted their prediction for named tropical storms in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane (More…)
U.S. cases rising, mostly among unvaccinated – health officials
(Reuters) – U.S. COVID-19 cases are up around 11% over last week, almost entirely among people who have not been (More…)
