Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’ remark referred to China’s internal tensions -White House
By Andrea Shalal and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's comment about China being a "ticking time bomb" referred to internal economic and social tensions that could have an e...
Aug 11, 2023
Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state’s history – KCC
(Reuters) - The total insured loss from the ongoing wildfires on Maui island is expected to be the second largest in Hawaii's history, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC...
Aug 11, 2023
Reactions to appointment of a U.S. special counsel in Hunter Biden case
(Reuters) - Here are some reactions to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's appointment on Friday of David Weiss as a special counsel to investigate whether President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden,...
Aug 11, 2023
Hunter Biden likely to face trial as US special counsel named
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached impasse, the newly named U.S. ...
Aug 11, 2023
Exclusive-Biden taps Jackson for economic adviser, signals focus on education
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is tapping C. Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research advocates robust public spending on schools, to fill out his three-me...
Aug 11, 2023
Illinois top court upholds state’s assault weapons ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large-capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting in Chicago's Hi...
Aug 11, 2023
UN completes removal of oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
(Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it has completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental di...
Aug 11, 2023
Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law requiring public school students to use the restroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth, in a lawsuit brought ...
Aug 11, 2023
Explainer-How did the Hawaii wildfires start? What to know about the Maui and Big Island blazes
By Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) - Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 55 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resor...
Aug 11, 2023
Maui wildfire death toll rises to 55 as search for victims gears up
By Marco Garcia KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) - Search teams on Maui on Friday will comb through the charred ruins of Lahaina looking for more victims of a wildfire that ripped through the Kingdom of Hawa...
Aug 11, 2023
