Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US Republican Emmer has backed Ukraine aid, but will he be speaker?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine's prospects for more emergency U.S. aid got a boost on Tuesday when Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to lead the House of Representatives, but any ce...
Oct 24, 2023
White House says US supplemental spending request this week to address child care, disaster relief, other priorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will request another supplemental spending package this week to address child care, disaster relief, and other priorities, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-P...
Oct 24, 2023
Stellantis furloughs another 525 workers in Michigan due to UAW strike
(Reuters) - Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Tuesday it was temporarily laying off another 525 workers in Michigan due to the United Auto Workers decision to strike a company truck plant this week. ...
Oct 24, 2023
Factbox-Who is Tom Emmer, new Republican nominee for US House speaker?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans picked Majority Leader Tom Emmer as their nominee for speaker on Tuesday, making him the third pick in as many weeks, after the last two failed to garner ...
Oct 24, 2023
Georgia’s top court leaves six-week abortion ban in place
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Georgia law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy can remain in effect, the state's highest court decided on Tuesday, ruling against a challenge by...
Oct 24, 2023
Meta sued by US states for allegedly harming mental health of young people
(Reuters) -Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platf...
Oct 24, 2023
Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed deep under Antarctic ice
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satell...
Oct 24, 2023
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons gets climate change makeover
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish music director has adapted Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" to the grim reality of global warming, adding prominence and drama to the summer concerto while shortening ...
Oct 24, 2023
‘The Hunger Games’ to be turned into London stage play
LONDON (Reuters) - "The Hunger Games" is set to open at a London theatre next year in the first live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novels and the hugely successful film franchise. Irish playwri...
Oct 24, 2023
UAW strikes GM’s Escalade factory, turning up pressure for higher wages
By David Shepardson and Joseph White (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Tuesday struck a General Motors assembly plant in Texas that builds the U.S. automaker's profitable full-size sp...
Oct 24, 2023
