Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Yellen to attend India G20 summit, focus on economy, climate, Ukraine -US Treasury
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to New Delhi to participate in the G20 leaders summit from Sept. 7-10, making her fourth visit to India in 10 mo...
Aug 31, 2023
Texas top court lets ban on gender treatments for minors take effect
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, to take e...
Aug 31, 2023
Texas ban on public drag performances blocked by judge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Thursday temporarily blocked the state's law limiting public drag performances, in another win for LGBTQ groups challenging similar laws acro...
Aug 31, 2023
US charges man with helping smuggle microelectronics with military uses to Russia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Russian-German national has been criminally charged in Manhattan with violating U.S. export controls over an alleged scheme to provide Russia with U.S.-sourced microelectronics ...
Aug 31, 2023
Pinochet becomes a vampire in Chilean director Larrain’s Venice entry ‘El Conde’
By Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) - Chilean director Pablo Larrain, known for his Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana dramas "Jackie" and "Spencer," chose General Augusto Pinochet as the subject of his ...
Aug 31, 2023
“Barbenheimer” makes waves for July’s movie spending, but box office recovery still lags
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Barbenheimer" - the twin-bill summer box office phenom - sure helped to drive U.S. consumers back to cinemas last month, but movie-going is still struggling to ca...
Aug 31, 2023
Chinese officials, U.S. commander meet at Fiji conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese delegation met with a senior U.S. military official during a conference earlier this month, the Pentagon said on Thursday, a move that could signal a potential thawing...
Aug 31, 2023
Pope keen to ‘move on’ after criticism of US Catholic Church
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis acknowledged on Thursday that his recent remarks calling out the U.S. Catholic Church as "reactionary" have ruffled feathers, and added that he wanted t...
Aug 31, 2023
Iceland resumes fin whale hunting, but killing needs to be faster
OSLO (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with new guidelines aimed at killing them as quickly as possible to reduce sufferin...
Aug 31, 2023
Biden will visit Florida on Saturday to view hurricane damage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he will visit Florida on Saturday to view damage from Hurricane Idalia after the storm pounded the state with high winds and flooding. Idalia slamm...
Aug 31, 2023
