Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Factbox-Deals targeted in corruption probe that led Portugal PM to step down
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa stepped down on Tuesday after the prosecutor's office announced it was investigating alleged corruption in multi-billion ...
Nov 07, 2023
Appeals court blocks California warning requirement for glyphosate
(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction barring California from requiring businesses to warn consumers that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller,...
Nov 07, 2023
US Senate confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden's pick to run the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, on Tuesday with a bipartisan 62 to 26 vote. The NIH...
Nov 07, 2023
US says it does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians outside of Gaza and this is not something that Washington is pursuing or is on the table, U.S. State Dep...
Nov 07, 2023
Colombia Amazon deforestation seen down 70% through September -minister
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon is forecast to have fallen 70% in the first nine months of 2023 from the year-ago period, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad sa...
Nov 07, 2023
Vivid blue diamond sells for nearly $44 million at Christie’s auction
By Cecile Mantovani and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - The largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever put up for auction sold for a staggering $43.8 million at a Christie's...
Nov 07, 2023
Syphilis cases in US newborns rise 10-fold over a decade
(Reuters) - The number of newborns with syphilis in the United States surged more than 10-fold in the last decade, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Tuesday. The CD...
Nov 07, 2023
US Senate Democrats block Republican bid to aid Israel, not Ukraine
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Rep...
Nov 07, 2023
Exclusive-Biden expected to meet with Indonesia president as soon as Monday -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo as soon as Monday at the White House, a source familiar said on Tuesday. The White House did n...
Nov 07, 2023
Democrats’ dilemma: Biden’s agenda is popular, but he is not
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Andrea Singmaster is thankful for President Joe Biden. He helped secure funding to clean up a contaminated site in her Philadelphia suburb and his efforts t...
Nov 07, 2023
