Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden names two nominees for FTC commissioner, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Virginia Solicitor General Andrew Ferguson and Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak for the positions of commissioner at the Federal Tra...
Jul 03, 2023
Police hunt for suspects after blasts at Washington retail outlets
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police in Washington are offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that could lead to the arrest of those involved in three explosions within a 15-min...
Jul 03, 2023
Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Harvard College was hit with a complaint on Monday claiming its policy of giving preferences to applicants for undergraduate admissions with family ties to the elite sch...
Jul 03, 2023
Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people dead and 28 injured highlights a sustained surge in mass shootings in the United S...
Jul 03, 2023
Two PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel about merger with Saudi-backed LIV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two PGA Tour officials have agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawma...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women – study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among Black women, researchers said on Monda...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. manufacturing extends slump in June – ISM survey
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing slumped further in June, reaching levels last seen when the economy was reeling from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey on Monday...
Jul 03, 2023
US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth
By Daniel Trotta and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now, a growing number of federal judges ar...
Jul 03, 2023
Biden’s green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require t...
Jul 03, 2023
U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rise up to 50% on July 1-report
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% at a key July 1 renewal date, broker Gallagher Re said in a report on Monday, with states such as California and F...
Jul 03, 2023
