Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Russian national pleads guilty to US cybercrime charges
(Reuters) - A Russian national who was extradited to the United States from South Korea earlier this year pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges stemming from his role in a cybercriminal organi...
Nov 30, 2023
Wells Fargo accused of not paying overtime at shortstaffed US branches
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A Wells Fargo & Co employee filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the bank of depriving hundreds of its U.S. branch workers of overtime pay, as the bank faces an unpreced...
Nov 30, 2023
NY launches offshore wind solicitation as it strives to meet green goals
By Scott DiSavino and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - New York released a new offshore wind solicitation on Thursday to keep the state on track to meet its renewable energy goals and support a nascent indus...
Nov 30, 2023
What to watch at COP28 on Friday?
DUBAI (Reuters) - This year's COP28 climate summit, being held in the glitzy Middle East city of Dubai, clicks into its first full day of scheduled events on Friday. Britain's King Charles III, who ha...
Nov 30, 2023
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Pfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy of its widely-used COVID-19 vaccine. In ...
Nov 30, 2023
US deports ex-coup leader to crisis-torn Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday deported former Haitian coup leader Guy Philippe back to his Caribbean homeland after serving some six years in a U.S. prison on charges of mon...
Nov 30, 2023
Extreme sleep behavior documented in cute Antarctic chinstrap penguins
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Along the rocky and ice-free Antarctic coastline, chinstrap penguins by the millions form bustling breeding colonies - chaotic, noisy and, yes, smelly - every year, laying e...
Nov 30, 2023
Biden backers rev up write-in campaign in New Hampshire to avoid loss
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's name will not be on New Hampshire's primary ballot, but top Democrats are organizing a shoe-string, write-in campaign aimed at preventing an embarr...
Nov 30, 2023
Judge won’t halt US government destruction of Texas border razor wire fencing
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Texas to block federal immigration authorities from destroying razor wire fencing that the state placed along the border with ...
Nov 30, 2023
US senators to be briefed on Ukraine, Israel aid on Tuesday -Senate aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A classified briefing for all U.S. senators on Ukraine, Israel and elements of the national security supplemental funding package requested by President Joe Biden will be conduc...
Nov 30, 2023
