Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Halmahera, Indonesia- GFZ
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Halmahera, Indonesia on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 120 km (74.56 miles), GFZ added. (Re...
Nov 21, 2023
Three Americans expected to be included in Gaza hostage release-US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Americans held by Hamas in Gaza since its attack on Israel last month are expected to be among at least 50 hostages to be released by the Islamist Palestinian group under ...
Nov 21, 2023
Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima
LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest ne...
Nov 21, 2023
Planting ‘koala corridors’ to save Australia’s endangered marsupial
By Jill Gralow BANGALOW, Australia (Reuters) - When Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales two years ago, she was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas. Today,...
Nov 21, 2023
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect
By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine (Reuters) -A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot sys...
Nov 21, 2023
Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69% -study
(Reuters) - The widespread adoption of returning and reusing plastic packaging could help to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 69%, a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation showed on Wednesday. S...
Nov 21, 2023
One dead, multiple others believed missing in Alaska landslide
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - At least one person has been killed and multiple others were believed to be missing in a major landslide along the principal roadway serving an island community in Southeas...
Nov 21, 2023
Top Iowa evangelical backs DeSantis over Trump in US presidential race
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be endorsed on Tuesday by an influential Iowa evangelical leader, Bob Vander Plaats, a much-needed boost for a presi...
Nov 21, 2023
New York City investment chief calls on Tesla to sanction Musk unless he apologizes
By Ross Kerber NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Comptroller Brad Lander told Reuters on Tuesday that Tesla's board of directors should sanction CEO Elon Musk if he does not apologize for endorsing a...
Nov 21, 2023
Canada to begin financing carbon capture, says it will ramp up contracts for difference
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will finance investment tax credits for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and for net-zero energy technologies, following through on previously announced subs...
Nov 21, 2023
