Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Sam Bankman-Fried might risk testifying in criminal trial, experts say
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried has little to lose by bucking conventional wisdom and taking the stand at his criminal fraud trial, following weeks of testimony that he stole billions of d...
Oct 25, 2023
US House Republicans hope Johnson will fill long leadership vacancy
By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans' leadership fight dragged into a 23rd day on Wednesday, with the narrow majority trying to unit...
Oct 25, 2023
‘We’re wiser’: US Republican women candidates steer clear of speaker fight
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the fractious U.S. House of Representatives' Republican caucus has squabbled for three weeks over who should lead it, the group's women members have stayed...
Oct 25, 2023
Donald Trump, Michael Cohen to face off again at New York fraud trial
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his onetime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will square off once again on Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom, where the former U.S. pre...
Oct 25, 2023
Hurricane Tammy at Category 2, set to weaken by Thursday -US NHC
(Reuters) - Hurricane Tammy strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane over open waters, but is expected to weaken to an extratropical cyclone by Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said ...
Oct 25, 2023
World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world is heading towards a series of environmental "tipping points" that could cause irreversible damage to water supplies and other life-sustaining systems,...
Oct 25, 2023
Category 4 hurricane Otis spreads over Mexico’s southern coast
By Javier Verdin ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane Otis reached Mexico’s southern coast on Wednesday, with damaging hurricane winds from the now Category 4 storm spreading inland over beach ...
Oct 25, 2023
Florida’s DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian student group
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Florida's university system, working with Governor Ron DeSantis, ordered colleges on Tuesday to shut down a pro-Palestinian student organization, marking the first U.S. state...
Oct 24, 2023
Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru
AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - The reconstructed head and torso of a young girl likely sacrificed to appease Incan gods was unveiled in Peru on Tuesday, with three-dimensional scans of her mummy helping p...
Oct 24, 2023
Richard Roundtree, Black action hero who played ‘Shaft,’ dead at 81
(Reuters) - Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the "Shaft" films of the 1970s and also took on dramatic roles dealing with race relations in America...
Oct 24, 2023
