Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
New York says Trump should be found liable for fraud, even before a trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that Donald Trump committed fraud by submitting fals...
Aug 30, 2023
US FDA issues warning letters to three baby formula manufacturers
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to three infant formula manufacturers following inspections at their facilities over the last few months. The regulator issued ...
Aug 30, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried could have FTX fraud trial delayed
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would consider delaying Sam Bankman-Fried's Oct. 3 criminal fraud trial, after the jailed FTX founder's lawyers...
Aug 30, 2023
Blood test for Parkinson’s disease promising in early study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - An experimental blood test that detected Parkinson's disease in a preliminary study could become the first specific tool for diagnosing the devastating neurodegenerative con...
Aug 30, 2023
US Senate’s McConnell freezes up for second time in public appearance
(Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell froze up for more than 30 seconds on Wednesday during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more t...
Aug 30, 2023
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’
(Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave "as soon as possible" citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left...
Aug 30, 2023
Senior HHS official calls to move marijuana to lower-risk drug category- Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -A senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing a letter. In the letter address...
Aug 30, 2023
Texas power grid operator issues energy conservation appeal for Wednesday
(Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) issued an appeal to residents calling for energy conservation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday. This is be ...
Aug 30, 2023
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti fails to overturn Nike extortion conviction
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to overturn Michael Avenatti's conviction for extorting Nike, setting back the disgraced celebrity lawyer's effort...
Aug 30, 2023
Idalia weakens to category 1 hurricane – US NHC
(Reuters) - Idalia weakened to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and is crossing into southern Georgia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advi...
Aug 30, 2023
