Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US attorney general defends prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to continue prosecuting people accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a day after Repu...
Dec 06, 2023
Television producer-writer Norman Lear dies at 101 – New York Times
(Reuters) - Television producer-writer Norman Lear, whose ground-breaking hit comedy shows such as "All in the Family" and "Maude" addressed social issues such as race and abortion that had rarely bee...
Dec 06, 2023
UK bans airline adverts over ‘misleading’ environmental claims
LONDON (Reuters) - Adverts from Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and Etihad Airways were banned by Britain's advertising regulator on Wednesday for giving a "misleading impression" of the airlines' environme...
Dec 06, 2023
World divided at COP28 over whether to end fossil fuel era
By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers DUBAI (Reuters) - It's the issue at the core of COP28: will this year's U.N. climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first glo...
Dec 06, 2023
Factbox-Who is pledging climate finance at COP28, and how much?
(Reuters) - At this year's U.N. climate summit, countries, development institutions and businesses are pledging more money for everything from the energy transition to health care initiatives, technol...
Dec 06, 2023
US research advances on alternative to bomb-grade uranium in Navy vessels -documents
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. research is advancing on the potential to change fuel for nuclear reactors on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers from bomb-grade uranium to a safer opt...
Dec 06, 2023
Greek villagers vote to relocate after deadly climate-driven flood
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Residents of the small Greek farming village of Metamorfosi have voted in favour of relocating their entire community after it was submerged by flood waters in S...
Dec 06, 2023
Colorado Supreme Court to weigh Trump ballot disqualification over Jan. 6 attack
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawsuit by a group of Colorado voters trying to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's ballot next year over his role in the Jan. 6, 202...
Dec 06, 2023
China starts up world’s first fourth-generation nuclear reactor
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - China has started commercial operations at a new generation nuclear reactor that is the first of its kind in the world, state media said on Wednesday. Compared with...
Dec 06, 2023
Wall Street bank bosses to warn US lawmakers that new regulations will hurt economy
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top bosses of JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other major banks planned on Wednesday to warn lawmakers that capital hikes and ot...
Dec 06, 2023
