Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
J.C. Penney sale talks stall, pushing retailer to brink
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc's talks with landlords for a rescue from bankruptcy proceedings reached an impasse, pushing the department store to the brink of collapse unless...
Aug 31, 2020
WikiLeaks, a key player in 2016 U.S. election, suffers outage
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, a pivotal player in the email leaks that buffeted the 2016 U.S. presidential election, suffered an outage on Monday. Visitor...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn
By Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democratic-led House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to for...
Aug 31, 2020
House panel to subpoena DeJoy seeking Postal Service documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said Monday she plans to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy seeking documents he has been withholding from Congre...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. agrees to pay South Carolina $600 million and dispose of plutonium
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it has reached a settlement with South Carolina on removing weapons-grade plutonium by 2037 from a Cold War-era site...
Aug 31, 2020
Oregon state police called to Portland as officials warn of escalating violence
(Reuters) - Oregon state police were poised on Monday to return to Portland after a fatal shooting this weekend, as clashes escalated between an armed right-wing group and protesters demanding racial ...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. appeals court denies ex-Trump adviser Flynn’s bid for immediate halt to criminal case
By Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, to immediately end the long-running criminal ...
Aug 31, 2020
Bannon co-defendant expected to plead not guilty to border wall fraud
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brian Kolfage, the U.S. Air Force veteran charged alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon with defrauding donors in a scheme to build the president's...
Aug 31, 2020
Cheniere says no major damage to Sabine Pass plant from Hurricane Laura
(Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy Inc said on Monday Hurricane Laura caused no significant damage to its Sabine Pass liquefaction facility and pipeline assets in Louisian...
Aug 31, 2020
In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for sowing chaos amid crises
By Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will accuse President Donald Trump in a speech delivered from battleground state Pennsylvania on Monday of sow...
Aug 31, 2020
