Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US plans water heater standards, says will save consumers $11 billion yearly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday proposed energy efficiency standards on water heaters it said would save consumers $11.4 billion on energy and water bills annually. The ...
Jul 21, 2023
Biden asks CIA Director Burns to become member of his cabinet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he had asked CIA Director William Burns to become a member of his cabinet. "Under his leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, long...
Jul 21, 2023
Actors decry ‘existential crisis’ over AI-generated ‘synthetic’ actors
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us. Since June, Hollywood studios and performers have debated...
Jul 21, 2023
U.S. NHC says 40% chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands
(Reuters) - A small area of low pressure, located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National H...
Jul 21, 2023
Biden chooses female admiral to lead US Navy -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said on Friday. If confirmed to the post, Franchetti, currently vice ch...
Jul 21, 2023
Britain’s green agenda questioned after clean air zone cast as vote-loser
By Alistair Smout and William James LONDON (Reuters) - A decision by Britain's governing party to get a lawmaker elected by attacking London's flagship anti-pollution policy has raised questions over ...
Jul 21, 2023
Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature faced a Friday deadline to approve a new congressional map that would boost the number of Black voters in one of the state's distri...
Jul 21, 2023
White House launches new pandemic office to be led by retired general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday said it launched an office for preparedness and response to potential pandemics, which would be led by Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and r...
Jul 21, 2023
Former Trump aide Cohen expected to settle lawsuit with Trump Org -source
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's onetime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is expected to settle his lawsuit against the Trump Organization over missed reimbursements of legal fees...
Jul 21, 2023
California has enough power during heat wave after Thursday emergency
(Reuters) - California's power grid operator said it does not plan to ask consumers to conserve power on Friday after declaring an energy emergency late Thursday as homes and businesses cranked up the...
Jul 21, 2023
