Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Protester self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta
(Reuters) - An individual set himself or herself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta on Friday in what was likely "an extreme act of political protest," the city's police chief said. A Pa...
Dec 01, 2023
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Friday that the former U.S. president should not face trial on charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results...
Dec 01, 2023
Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Texas must remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico, a U....
Dec 01, 2023
Chair of DeSantis super PAC quits in latest blow to presidential campaign
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the main political action committee supporting the presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis has stepped down, according to a so...
Dec 01, 2023
U.S. Justice Dept, realtors argue over probe into fees, listings
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department and National Association of Realtors tangled on Friday in an appeals court over the government's decision to close, and then re-open, an an...
Dec 01, 2023
Brazil proposes global forest conservation fund at COP28
DUBAI (Reuters) - Brazil on Friday unveiled a proposal at the COP28 climate summit to set up a global fund to finance forest conservation that it hopes can raise $250 billion from sovereign wealth fun...
Dec 01, 2023
At climate summit, Turkey, South Africa hit out at Israel over Gaza war
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed, some world leaders at the U.N. climate summit criticized Israel on Friday and called for the Gaza war to en...
Dec 01, 2023
World Bank, UAE lead climate financing boost at COP28
By Simon Jessop, Valerie Volcovici and Katy Daigle DUBAI (Reuters) - Governments, development banks and companies announced on Friday initiatives to mobilise billions in climate cash at the COP28 summ...
Dec 01, 2023
Reaction to the death of former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here are reactions to the death of retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, whose centrist views and shrewd negotiating skills allowed her...
Dec 01, 2023
Brazilian state launches mandatory tracking of cattle to stop deforestation
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Para state, which leads the country for the highest levels of Amazon rainforest destruction, will launch a mandatory program to track cattle in a bid to crac...
Dec 01, 2023
