Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Argentina’s wheat gets boost from good conditions after rains
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Recent rains in Argentina's agricultural region have allowed soil moisture to recover and 72.1% of the planned wheat harvest has now been planted under good and optimal condit...
Jul 27, 2023
US launches $8.5 billion in rebates for home energy efficiency
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Energy said on Thursday it is accepting applications from states and territories for $8.5 billion in rebate programs for upgrades in U.S. ho...
Jul 27, 2023
White House says there is no possibility Biden would pardon his son
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday there was no possibility President Joe Biden would pardon his son Hunter, who is facing charges of failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in...
Jul 27, 2023
US Republicans urge more funding for submarines in light of AUKUS deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-five U.S. Republican lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to increase funding for the country's submarine fleet, citing the recent three-n...
Jul 27, 2023
US Senate panel passes AM radio, ticket fee pricing bills
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Thursday to bar automakers from eliminating AM broadcast radio in new vehicles and...
Jul 27, 2023
U.S. House votes to approve first 2024 spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2024 appropriations bill for military construction and veterans affairs on Thursday, the first of 12 spen...
Jul 27, 2023
Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation reforms has stalled due to disagreements on whether to re...
Jul 27, 2023
Italian gas group Snam seeks to tap EU green energy funds
By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's state-controlled gas grid operator Snam said on Thursday it expected to get a financial support for some of its projects from the European Union's REPowe...
Jul 27, 2023
Bankman-Fried campaign finance charge dropped, lessening trial’s political focus
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision by U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday to drop a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried may keep his trial focused on what the government considers ...
Jul 27, 2023
Biden seeks heat hazard alert, provides $1 billion to plant trees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had asked Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue a heat hazard alert, clarifying that workers have heat-related protections as tem...
Jul 27, 2023
