Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Jewish faith fuels hope and outreach after Surfside collapse
By Katanga Johnson SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - Hundreds have gathered every day at The Shul of Bal Harbour, a synagogue near the Florida condominium complex that partially collapsed last week, to pray ...
Jun 30, 2021
The living’s not easy for worker-hungry U.S. businesses this summertime
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SANTA CRUZ, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Loading riders onto the Giant Dipper, California's oldest roller coaster and the star attraction of the Santa Cruz Beach Bo...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. House to vote on select committee to probe deadly Capitol attack
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday on legislation to create a new select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after ...
Jun 30, 2021
Support for Biden erodes among Democrats as U.S. looks past pandemic: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has seen an erosion in support since April, mainly from fellow Democrats, as his administration wrestles with Congress to make good on campa...
Jun 30, 2021
Actress Allison Mack to be sentenced for role in NXIVM cult
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - "Smallville" actress Allison Mack is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to blackmailing two women as part of NXIVM, a New York-based cult whose...
Jun 30, 2021
Off California, sea otters feast and play a part in climate change battle
By Nathan Frandino MOSS LANDING, Calif. (Reuters) - Sea otters are helping to keep marine forests healthy by feasting on the seaweed-loving urchins whose numbers have exploded off California's coast, ...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden to announce wage boost, bonuses for wildfire fighters
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce wage hikes and bonuses for federal firefighters ahead of a meeting with western state governors who may face a record...
Jun 30, 2021
Search of collapsed Florida building enters 7th day with 12 dead, 149 missing
By Gabriella Borter SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - Rescue crews toiling into a seventh day on Wednesday combed through shattered ruins of a collapsed Miami-area condominium tower where 12 people were conf...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden to nominate academic Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany -sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will nominate academic Amy Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany, two sources familiar with the issue told Reuters on Wednesday, as the two countries move closer...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. intelligence agency says it isn’t spying on Fox’s Tucker Carlson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Security Agency on Tuesday denied allegations by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the agency is spying on him in an attempt to force him off the air. "This all...
Jun 29, 2021
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