Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Florida beachfront paradise shattered by Hurricane Ian
By Rod Nickel FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian hammered southwest Florida, once tony Fort Myers Beach is a nearly deserted disaster zone where destroyed beach house...
Oct 05, 2022
U.S. awards $75 million loan to California county to extend high occupancy vehicle lanes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday awarded a $75 million low-interest loan to a California county to construct a 7.5-mile extension of the High Occupancy Vehicle (H...
Oct 05, 2022
Texas to execute inmate who won religious rights case
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A Texas inmate at the center of a legal battle over religious rights of those facing execution in the United States was scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday for the...
Oct 05, 2022
Baldwin, ‘Rust’ producers settle with slain cinematographer’s estate -Deadline
(Reuters) -Actor Alec Baldwin and producers for the Western "Rust" have reached a settlement with the estate of the movie's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot dead on set during filming las...
Oct 05, 2022
FBI says U.S. murders rose in 2021, but data is incomplete
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of murders reported in the United States rose last year, the FBI said on Wednesday, but it warned that a change in its data collection methods meant...
Oct 05, 2022
Lawmakers press U.S. Commerce for tougher checks on semiconductor chip subsidies
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers wants the U.S. Commerce Department to take additional steps to ensure semiconductor companies do not use government subsidies...
Oct 05, 2022
U.S. senators ask Starbucks for information about union dealings
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four U.S. Senators have asked Starbucks to disclose how much the coffee chain has spent on lawyers and consulting fees to counter the growing union membership at hu...
Oct 05, 2022
Republicans have edge on crime, immigration ahead of U.S. midterms: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Ted Hesson, David Morgan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. voters prefer Republicans over Democrats for solving immigration and crime problems, suggesting the Republican emphasis on borde...
Oct 05, 2022
U.S. steps away from flagship lithium project with Berkshire
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - In a February meeting with mining executives, President Joe Biden laid out an aggressive goal for the United States to produce more of its own minerals for the electric ...
Oct 05, 2022
Biden to tour storm-damaged Florida, meet with DeSantis
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Florida on Wednesday and pledge support to help the state recover from the Hurricane Ian during a visit that includes...
Oct 05, 2022
