Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Some $340 billion of pledged climate cash did not go where needed – ONE Campaign
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of climate finance commitments from the developed world between 2013 and 2021 - a total of $343 billion - were never reported as disbursed or had l...
Nov 29, 2023
Texas man sentenced for threatening Georgia officials after Trump’s election loss
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A Texas man who went on Craigslist to call for the murder of Georgia election officials after the 2020 presidential election was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in ...
Nov 29, 2023
Britain sends Royal Navy ship to Gulf for security operations
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has sent the Royal Navy ship Diamond to help bolster regional security in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, the government said on Thursday. The Diamond will "work to deter esc...
Nov 29, 2023
Oregon regulator to investigate PacifiCorp’s request to limit wildfire liability
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oregon's utility regulator this week said it would investigate a petition by PacifiCorp to limit its liability from future wildfire-related lawsuits, delaying a deci...
Nov 29, 2023
‘Leave The World Behind’: Strangers, danger and layers, says Julia Roberts
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. actress Julia Roberts says her new film "Leave The World Behind" is a multilayered disaster thriller that allowed her to play someone very different from herse...
Nov 29, 2023
US lists wolverine as threatened species, citing climate change
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The North American wolverine, a fierce mountain predator closely related to badgers and skunks, gained U.S. protection as a threatened species on Wednesday under a Biden adm...
Nov 29, 2023
Alabama city weighs change in body-cam release policy after public outcry
(Reuters) - An Alabama city council on Tuesday discussed an ordinance to require police to provide a valid "legal reason" for denying a request for releasing body-camera footage, a measure that comes ...
Nov 29, 2023
US Supreme Court is again asked to block Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - An Illinois firearms retailer and a national gun rights group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time to block a Democratic-backed state ban on assault-...
Nov 29, 2023
Senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy quits to join Trump
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - A senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has resigned and joined former President Donald Trump's White House campaign, a Ramaswamy spokesperson said o...
Nov 29, 2023
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter returned to Georgia hometown for burial
By Maria Alejandra Cardona PLAINS, Georgia (Reuters) - A private funeral was held on Wednesday for Rosalynn Carter at a church in her hometown of Plains, Georgia, marking the end of three days of trib...
Nov 29, 2023
