Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Record number of Americans plan on traveling abroad in the next 6 months
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) - More than one-in-five Americans plan on vacationing in a foreign country in the near future, the highest share ever recorded, even as overall consumer confidence was drag...
Aug 29, 2023
X will allow political ads from candidates, parties ahead of US election
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it would now allow political advertising in the U.S. from candidates and political parties and expand its...
Aug 29, 2023
Explainer-What to expect when Hurricane Idalia hits Florida Wednesday
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Millions of residents could be affected by Hurricane Idalia as it hurtles toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where it is expected to slam ashore on Wednesday morning with winds of...
Aug 29, 2023
US states withdraw objections to 3M’s $10.3 billion PFAS settlement
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A group of 22 U.S. states and territories have dropped their bid to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement between 3M and U.S. public water providers that have accused ...
Aug 29, 2023
White House: video of jailed US citizen Paul Whelan is ‘reassuring’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it was reassuring to see video footage of U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, a former marine jailed in Russia over what the U.S. calls bogus espionage cha...
Aug 29, 2023
Ex-CIA employee’s conviction in big secrets leak is largely upheld
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday threw out an obstruction charge but mostly upheld the conviction of a former Central Intelligence Agency software engineer for carrying...
Aug 29, 2023
Factbox-Who are the Republican candidates running for president?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election. Here is a list of the leading candidates....
Aug 29, 2023
Biden admin limits water protections after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday weakened a rule regulating pollution of waterways to conform with a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that limited the regulatory reach of the...
Aug 29, 2023
US announces new military assistance package for Ukraine valued at $250 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced a new package of military assistance to aid Ukraine. The package includes additional mine clearing equipment, missile...
Aug 29, 2023
Trump co-defendant Powell pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney Sidney Powell, one of former U.S. President Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, has waived a formal arraignment and pleaded no...
Aug 29, 2023
