Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
How U.C. Berkeley tried to buoy enrollment of Black students without affirmative action
By Sharon Bernstein BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - In the 25 years since California voters banned all consideration of race in college admissions, the state has spent more than $500 million to help ...
Jun 18, 2023
Family sues Akron and 8 officers who shot Jayland Walker
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Months after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, who shot dead Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, his family is seeking at least $45 m...
Jun 17, 2023
US judge orders Enbridge to shut down portions of Wisconsin pipeline within 3 years
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge to shutter portions of an oil pipeline that runs through tribal land in Wisconsin within three years and to pay t...
Jun 17, 2023
For groups fighting U.S. opioid crisis, settlement money can be hard to come by
By Brendan Pierson and Disha Raychaudhuri (Reuters) - Companies accused of fueling the U.S. opioid crisis have so far paid out more than $3 billion to compensate states, but has any of the money reach...
Jun 17, 2023
Biden to make re-election pitch to unions in Pennsylvania
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will address union members in Philadelphia on Saturday in his first political rally since announcing his re-election camp...
Jun 17, 2023
Explainer-How a Canada Supreme Court ruling could affect U.S.-Canada refugee flows
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding the...
Jun 17, 2023
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding for a U.S. visa waiver program for Chile, blaming ...
Jun 16, 2023
Adore Me lingerie retailer settles US states’ deceptive billing claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Adore Me, an online lingerie retailer recently purchased by Victoria's Secret, agreed to pay $2.35 million and offer refunds to settle charges by 31 U.S. states and Was...
Jun 16, 2023
US Energy Dept got two ransom requests from Cl0p in data breach
By Timothy Gardner and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both its nuclear waste facility and the sc...
Jun 16, 2023
Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira to appear in court on Wednesday
(Reuters) - The U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online will appear in a federal court in Massachusetts on Wednesday for his arraignment on some ...
Jun 16, 2023
