Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. court tosses challenge to EPA’s greenhouse gas ‘endangerment finding’
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to reconsider lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gasses, including carbon dioxide...
Jul 20, 2023
Florida introduces new guidelines on teaching Black history, critics give poor grade
(Reuters) - Florida's board of education has approved new guidelines for teachers on how Black American history should be taught despite sharp criticism from some educators and civil rights groups. Am...
Jul 20, 2023
Rains relieve Argentina’s drought-hit wheat fields
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Rains that have slaked Argentina's drought-hit farmlands have allowed soil moisture to recover and 71% of the area planned for wheat harvesting has now been planted under fair...
Jul 20, 2023
Motor racing-HulKENberg? Haas driver laughs off his Barbie movie look
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Haas Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg joked about his Barbie movie vibe after turning up at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Thursday with a striking dyed bleach blond look. "Fascina...
Jul 20, 2023
New York to pay $13 million to protesters arrested during George Floyd protests
By Rachel Nostrant NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, according to attorneys for the pl...
Jul 20, 2023
White House looks forward to hearing about Kissinger’s China trip
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday expressed regret that Henry Kissinger was able to get more of an audience in Beijing than some sitting U.S. officials, after the ...
Jul 20, 2023
Canada First Nations protest Ontario’s ‘Ring of Fire’ mining plans
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) - A group of five First Nation communities of Canada on Thursday marched against the Ontario government's decision to allow mining in a mineral-rich region without...
Jul 20, 2023
US investigating why Delta passengers remained on plane in extreme heat -Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department is investigating why Delta Air Lines passengers remained on board a plane at the Las Vegas airport that sat on t...
Jul 20, 2023
New York Governor Hochul directs agencies to probe toxic lead cables
(Reuters) - Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday directed the public service, health and environmental conservation departments to investigate risks associated with old lead-clad cables left b...
Jul 20, 2023
Alabama to put inmate to death, state’s first execution since suspension
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Alabama on Thursday planned to execute a man convicted of beating an elderly woman to death two decades ago, marking the state's first execution since February when Gove...
Jul 20, 2023
