Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. envoy for Japan Rahm Emanuel takes the spotlight with snarky China tweets
By Humeyra Pamuk, Trevor Hunnicutt and Tim Kelly WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - When a Reuters reporter asked a U.S. State Department spokesperson this week about a sarcastic social media post by the U....
Sep 15, 2023
Special counsel seeks limits on Trump’s statements in elections case
(Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to impose limits on statements from former President Donald Trump regarding a Washington, D.C., court case over his attempt to overturn his...
Sep 15, 2023
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis converge on U.S. capital to court evangelical vote
By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis descended on Washington on Friday, both looking to win over evangelical ...
Sep 15, 2023
’80 is the new 40,’ White House quips, pressed on Biden’s election bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday addressed a fresh round of questions about President Joe Biden's ability to run for reelection given his age with a one-liner: "80 is the new 40." Bide...
Sep 15, 2023
US State Dept OKs possible sale to Canada of drone munitions -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Canada of munitions and other systems to be integrated into MQ-9Bs drones for $313.4 million, the Pentagon said on Fr...
Sep 15, 2023
US Supreme Court’s Jackson urges nation’s history of racism to be taught
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday called for a commitment to remember and teach the history of racism and violence in the United States as she comm...
Sep 15, 2023
US NIH begins human trials of ‘universal’ flu vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Friday that it has begun an early-stage study on its experimental vaccine targeting six strains of influenza virus. The vaccine candida...
Sep 15, 2023
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near coast of northern Chile -GFZ
(Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of northern Chile on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ sai...
Sep 15, 2023
Former Wells Fargo executive Tolstedt avoids prison time in fake-accounts scandal – WSJ
(Reuters) -A former Wells Fargo executive Carrie Tolstedt will not serve prison time for her role in the bank's fake-accounts scandal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. A Los Angeles judge o...
Sep 15, 2023
U.S. aims to make 100,000 artillery shells per month in 2025, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to increase monthly production of 155 millimeter artillery shells over the coming years to 100,000 in 2025, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer said on Friday. "We...
Sep 15, 2023
