Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies
(Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died, according to a posting on Saturday on his account on messaging platform X, formerly Twitter. (Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; ed...
Sep 02, 2023
Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Guangdong after slamming Hong Kong, Macau
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Typhoon Saola made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong early on Saturday as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, leaving at least one dea...
Sep 01, 2023
Cuban scientists hunt for clues to save coral reefs as ocean temperatures soar
By Dave Sherwood and Alien Fernandez CIENFUEGOS, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban marine biologist Ariandy Gonzalez emerges uneasy from the sun-speckled Caribbean sea off a remote stretch of Cuba's south coast....
Sep 01, 2023
Biden says he’ll meet DeSantis on Florida trip, DeSantis’ spokesman suggests not
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said he will meet with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis when he visits the state on Saturday to survey damage from this week's Hurricane Idalia. But DeSanti...
Sep 01, 2023
Trump ally Giuliani pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion charges -court filing
(Reuters) -Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has waived a formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, according to a court filing on Friday. ...
Sep 01, 2023
From ‘jorts’ to clear backpacks, US back-to-school spending to hit record high this year
By Kailyn Rhone (Reuters) - See-through backpacks and jean shorts are among the popular last-minute purchases ahead of the new school year, several retailers said, as heat waves sweep the U.S. and sec...
Sep 01, 2023
US judge sentences Proud Boys’ Ethan Nordean to 18 years for role Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Ethan Nordean, a leader of the far-right Proud Boys, to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, after a jury convic...
Sep 01, 2023
U.S. sues Southern California Edison over 2020 Calif. wildfire
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that contributed to the 2020 Bobcat wildfire in Los Angeles County, Cali...
Sep 01, 2023
Exclusive-US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine -sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen b...
Sep 01, 2023
Novartis sues US government over Medicare drug price regulation
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday said it had sued the U.S. government in an attempt to halt the Medicare drug-price negotiation program, which includes its top-sellin...
Sep 01, 2023
