Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Bringing Private King home: reaching Pyongyang is the first challenge
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the world's most isolated nations. The...
Jul 21, 2023
At sweltering Phoenix Zoo, showers for owls and icy treats for monkeys
By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) - On Day 22 of temperatures in Phoenix exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius), a Eurasian eagle owl enjoyed a prolonged shower on Friday while monkeys and h...
Jul 21, 2023
US VP Harris blasts Florida ‘extremists’ over education guidelines about slavery
By Jeff Mason and Brad Brooks (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida "extremists" on Friday for backing educational guidelines that taught "revisionist history" about slavery...
Jul 21, 2023
US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low, squeezing meatpackers
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are raising the fewest beef cows since at least 1971, government data released on Friday showed as drought conditions whittled herds, likely boosting c...
Jul 21, 2023
FBI searched foreign intelligence database for information on US senator
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI improperly conducted warrantless searches for information about a U.S. senator and two state officials, a U.S. intelligence agency revealed on Friday, ...
Jul 21, 2023
Tropical storm Don to become a post-tropical cyclone -US NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Don is slightly stronger, but is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in its latest advisory on Friday. The st...
Jul 21, 2023
U.S. FDA denies petition on chemicals used in food packaging
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Friday denied a petition urging the agency to reconsider its initial denial on a petition seeking a ban of some chemicals used in plastic for food packaging in ...
Jul 21, 2023
US plans water heater standards, says will save consumers $11 billion yearly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday proposed energy efficiency standards on water heaters it said would save consumers $11.4 billion on energy and water bills annually. The ...
Jul 21, 2023
Biden asks CIA Director Burns to become member of his cabinet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he had asked CIA Director William Burns to become a member of his cabinet. "Under his leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, long...
Jul 21, 2023
Actors decry ‘existential crisis’ over AI-generated ‘synthetic’ actors
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us. Since June, Hollywood studios and performers have debated...
Jul 21, 2023
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