Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Progressive US Democrat Jayapal apologizes for calling Israel ‘racist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Pramila Jayapal, who heads a large group of progressive Democrats in the U.S. Congress, on Sunday apologized for calling Israel a racist state as Democratic leade...
Jul 16, 2023
Third-party No Labels will not be a ‘spoiler’ in 2024 election, chair says
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The third-party No Labels group will stay out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race if polling shows its candidate would play a "spoiler" role by helping to elect e...
Jul 16, 2023
US Senate leader Schumer to add China sanctions to defense bill over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he will push to include in upcoming defense policy legislation a bipartisan amendment to sanction China over its all...
Jul 16, 2023
Extreme heat, excessive rainfall forecast across large swath of US
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of the population in the U.S. is under warnings for extreme heat on Sunday, while an already rain-soaked New England braces for more downpours, the National...
Jul 16, 2023
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami ...
Jul 16, 2023
Biden’s election war chest trails Trump’s in size, filings show
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's re-election campaign ended last month with about $20 million in the bank, just trailing the $22 million plus reported by leading Republican ...
Jul 15, 2023
Top Biden cyber official will not get permanent role due to personal debts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House's acting national cyber director was informed in recent weeks she would not be considered to serve in a permanent role because of personal debt issues that would...
Jul 15, 2023
Florida’s rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs -scientists
By Maria Alejandra Cardona MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which h...
Jul 15, 2023
Canada’s ‘Hollywood North’ hurt by twin strikes in US
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) - Rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers are casting a pall over British Columbia's creative industry, which has bec...
Jul 15, 2023
Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat
By Sharon Bernstein, Rachel Nostrant and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Michael Shields has serviced swimming pools in the Phoenix area for years, enough time to hone a strategy for surviving the brutal heat ...
Jul 15, 2023
