Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Alabama’s congressional map illegally hurts Black voters, U.S. court rules
(Reuters) - Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents' voting power, a panel of federal judges ruled on Tuesday. The map, which the Republican-controlled state leg...
Sep 05, 2023
U.S. wins court injunction against seller of machine gun converters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday issued an injunction blocking a firearms company from selling after-market triggers that let gun enthusiasts convert AR-15 style rifles into weapons tha...
Sep 05, 2023
Biden nominates former Treasury Secretary Lew as ambassador to Israel -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his nominee for ambassador to Israel, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Paul...
Sep 05, 2023
Police search for three missing people in deadly Spain floods, trains resume
MADRID (Reuters) - Police and rescue services searched on Tuesday for three people missing after devastating floods hit central Spain as trains to the south resumed after thousands of passengers were ...
Sep 05, 2023
China declined to join IAEA system to monitor Fukushima water – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - China turned down Japan's proposal that it take part in the International Atomic Energy Agency's system in which countries excluding Japan can analyse the results of sea water monito...
Sep 05, 2023
Singapore to expand ocean CO2 removal project as scientists call for more research
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is planning to expand a pilot project that boosts the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide emissions, using one of several emerging technologies t...
Sep 05, 2023
US Senate races ahead of House on spending bills, aims to avoid gov’t shutdown
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. Senate will look to gain the upper hand over House Republicans in talks over government funding when the chamber returns from summer r...
Sep 05, 2023
Ex-Trump White House adviser Navarro heads to trial over contempt charges
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro will head to trial on Tuesday on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress, after...
Sep 05, 2023
Texas attorney general Paxton could lose his job in impeachment trial
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state's top law-enforcement official, could lose his job in an impeachment trial on corruption charges led by his fellow Republicans t...
Sep 05, 2023
Ex-Proud Boys leader to be sentenced for role in US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former Pres...
Sep 05, 2023
