Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FTC considers crack down on commercial surveillance, data security practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday said it was considering adopting rules new rules to prohibit harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security. The FTC i...
Aug 11, 2022
Developers add less than half of planned U.S. solar capacity in H1 – EIA
(Reuters) - Power plant developers in the United States added less than half of the planned solar photovoltaic capacity in the half first of 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Th...
Aug 11, 2022
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall finalize their divorce, remain ‘friends’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and model Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have finalized their divorce, according to a statement released by the couple. The 66-year-old Hall filed for divorc...
Aug 11, 2022
American Airlines says operations hit by unexpected storms
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc said "unexpected and heavy" thunderstorms had hit operations at its largest hub at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, leading to the cancellation of m...
Aug 11, 2022
La Nina conditions to continue, odds lower into winter -U.S. forecaster
(Reuters) - Chances for La Nia are expected to gradually decrease from 86% in the coming season to 60% during December-February 2022-23, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La N...
Aug 11, 2022
Biden to tout recent legislative wins ahead of U.S. midterm vote
By Jarrett Renshaw CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to travel across the country to tout a series of recent legislative victories on climate change, gun control and drug pri...
Aug 11, 2022
San Francisco metro system hires bird of prey to scare pigeons away
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - Metro system riders in California's San Francisco Bay Area may have noticed a new station guard in recent months. A 5-year-old Harris's hawk named Pac-Man has taken up t...
Aug 11, 2022
Ex-cop could get eight years in prison for role in storming U.S. Capitol
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON(Reuters) - A former Virginia police sergeant who joined Donald Trump's supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be sentenced to up to eight years in priso...
Aug 11, 2022
U.S. gasoline prices fall below $4 for first time since March
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - The average price of U.S. retail gasoline fell below $4 per gallon on Thursday for the first time in months, giving some relief to drivers in the world's largest consumer...
Aug 11, 2022
Verizon’s internet services down for thousands of users – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc's internet services were down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than two thousand incide...
Aug 11, 2022
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