Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Factbox-Most powerful hurricanes in US history
(Reuters) - Florida was preparing on Monday for the arrival of a major hurricane expected to make landfall early on Wednesday somewhere along the state's Big Bend country, where the panhandle meets th...
Aug 28, 2023
U.S. judge sets March 4, 2024, trial for Trump over efforts to overturn 2020 election
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday set March 4, 2024, as the start date for former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of trying to overturn his 202...
Aug 28, 2023
Storm Idalia seen strengthening to hurricane ahead of Florida landfall
By Brendan O'Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Idalia was expected to intensify into a major hurricane on Monday as it barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where authorities urged milli...
Aug 28, 2023
Soil moisture helps Ivory Coast cocoa main crop despite poor rains
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions but soil moisture content was still high enough to help strengthen the next October-to-March ...
Aug 28, 2023
Elton John spends night in hospital after slip at his French home – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Elton John spent a night in hospital in Monaco being treated for minor injuries after he slipped over at his villa in Nice, the BBC reported on Monday, citing his spo...
Aug 28, 2023
Poland asks EU’s top court to cancel three climate policies
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland has filed legal challenges attempting to annul three of the European Union's main climate change policies, which the Polish government argues would worsen so...
Aug 28, 2023
US fines American Airlines for keeping passengers on tarmac
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday fined American Airlines $4.1 million for unlawfully keeping thousands of passengers on the tarmac for hours, the Transportation Department said. "Thi...
Aug 28, 2023
Biden speaks with Florida’s DeSantis, approves hurricane declaration -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden spoke with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday and approved an emergency declaration for the U.S. state as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches, the White Ho...
Aug 28, 2023
Trump faces Sept. 6 arraignment in Georgia election subversion case -court docket
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's arraignment in Georgia on criminal charges accusing the former U.S. President and his associates of subverting his 2020 election loss has been scheduled for Sept. 6, ...
Aug 28, 2023
FTX’s Bankman-Fried appeals judge’s decision to jail him pending trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed a decision to jail him ahead of his Oct. 3 trial over the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, arguing he was being punished fo...
Aug 28, 2023
