Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Analysis-Despite ‘weak’ accord, Amazon summit bolsters call for rich to pay up
By Jake Spring BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Amazon rainforest nations emerged from a summit this week with a stronger hand to play at upcoming United Nations climate talks, despite the meeting's lacklust...
Aug 10, 2023
Texas power use hits record for third time this week amid heat wave
(Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Thursday for the third time this week and the tenth time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a linge...
Aug 10, 2023
US Black women-owned venture capital fund mounts defense to conservative’s race lawsuit
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The founders of a venture capital fund devoted to funding Black women-owned businesses on Thursday defended their efforts to support underrepresented entrepreneurs in the f...
Aug 10, 2023
Trump appeals dismissal of defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of his claim that the writer E. Jean Carroll defamed him by accusing him of rape, though a jury that awarded her $5 million f...
Aug 10, 2023
US Senator Joe Manchin says ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving Democratic Party
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that ...
Aug 10, 2023
US NTSB cites United crew failure in Boeing 777 altitude loss incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday cited United Airlines crew failure in a December 2022 flight that sharply lost altitude before recovering shortly after depa...
Aug 10, 2023
Biden requests $40 billion in extra funding for Ukraine, disasters and fentanyl fight
By Andrea Shalal and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine...
Aug 10, 2023
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude strikes eastern Turkey -EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck eastern Turkey on Thursday the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 11 km (6.84 miles) the EMSC said. ...
Aug 10, 2023
Special Counsel Smith proposes Jan 2, 2024 date for Trump trial – filing
(Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a federal judge to schedule a Jan 2, 2024 trial on charges that former U.S. President Donald Trump plotted to overturn his 2020 U.S. presi...
Aug 10, 2023
Brazil beef lobby says deforestation risks for supply chain remain
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil is raising more cattle on smaller areas, helping to make beef production more sustainable in the world's largest exporter of the commodity, but supply chain ri...
Aug 10, 2023
