Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Trucking firm Yellow prepares for bankruptcy – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. trucking firm Yellow is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, as customers abandon the company amid a cash crunch and union negotiations. Th...
Jul 26, 2023
United Airlines details temporary Newark flight cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Wednesday its decision to cut about 15 flights from its daily schedule in Newark in August and early September will impact less than 4% of travelers flyi...
Jul 26, 2023
Mexico’s Pemex says oil spill in Gulf of Mexico fixed by July 10
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The chief executive of Mexico's state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on Wednesday said an oil pipeline leak in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month was fixed by July ...
Jul 26, 2023
Italy adopts measures to tackle extreme climate events
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy announced measures on Wednesday to help families and businesses hit by extreme climate events, as the country reels from a heatwave in the sout...
Jul 26, 2023
Maine lawmakers pass bill to jolt state’s offshore wind industry
(Reuters) - Lawmakers in Maine on Wednesday passed legislation that would set a 3-gigawatt target for offshore wind deployment off the state's scenic coastline by 2040, a level that could satisfy half...
Jul 26, 2023
U.S. urges appeals court to lift curbs on social media contacts
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to lift an order sharply curbing government officials' communications with social media companies as a lawsuit...
Jul 26, 2023
Democratic US lawmakers propose banning legacy admissions
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they were reintroducing a bill to ban higher education institutions that receive federal funds, as do virtually all U.S. colleges...
Jul 26, 2023
U.S. House spending bill clears procedural hurdle in party-line vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills overcame a procedural hurdle in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, as lawmakers edged toward a loom...
Jul 26, 2023
Mitch McConnell briefly interrupts his remarks to reporters -Reuters witness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell briefly interrupted his remarks to reporters on Wednesday and walked away before rejoining the press conference, a Reuters witness r...
Jul 26, 2023
US lawmakers struggle to find deal on self-driving cars
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress still faces serious hurdles to winning approval for long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars. "China is currently moving ...
Jul 26, 2023
