Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NY drug dealer sentenced in overdose death of ‘The Wire’ actor
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The man who sold a fatal fentanyl-laced bag of heroin to actor Michael K. Williams, who played the shotgun-toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama "The Wire," w...
Jul 25, 2023
Drought-hit Panama Canal restricts daily crossings in water-saving move
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal will extend restrictions on ships' maximum depth, it said on Tuesday, and it has limited average crossings at one of the world's busiest trade ...
Jul 25, 2023
Ohio voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights in November
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Voters in Ohio will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitution, after state officials on Tuesday confirmed abortion rights suppor...
Jul 25, 2023
Bowe Bergdahl’s court-martial conviction voided by U.S. judge
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be capture...
Jul 25, 2023
Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says
By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a s...
Jul 25, 2023
A familiar face for the US as China’s Wang returns as foreign minister
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's decision to reappoint its top diplomat Wang Yi as foreign minister one month after former rising star Qin Gang disappeared from p...
Jul 25, 2023
Top US Republican McCarthy ponders Biden impeachment probe
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday that he could launch an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, if the administration fa...
Jul 25, 2023
Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress, the president, vice president and senior executive branch officials and their relatives will be banned from trading stocks under bipartisan legisla...
Jul 25, 2023
US Senate backs measure requiring reporting on China tech investments
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly backed legislation on Tuesday that would require U.S. companies to notify federal agencies of investments in Chinese technolo...
Jul 25, 2023
Ocean temperatures around South Florida hit hot-tub levels
By Maria Alejandra Cardona KEY LARGO, Florida (Reuters) - The surface ocean temperature in and around the Florida Keys soared to typical hot tub levels this week, amid recent warnings from global weat...
Jul 25, 2023
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