Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Heating oil cost U.S. households 65% more in Oct from year-ago -EIA
(Reuters) - Heating oil costs for U.S. households rose by 65% in October compared to the same month last year, due to depleted stocks furthered by low imports and production constraints, the U.S. Ener...
Nov 17, 2022
Top Biden aide Brian Deese plans White House exit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's top economic adviser, Brian Deese, is expected to leave the White House next year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Deese is expected to quit as director of ...
Nov 17, 2022
Berkeley joins Harvard and Yale boycott of U.S. News law school rankings
By Karen Sloan (Reuters) - The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law on Thursday joined the law schools at Yale and Harvard in withdrawing from U.S. News & World Report's influential law s...
Nov 17, 2022
Suspect in Buffalo grocery shooting that killed 10 expected to plead guilty
(Reuters) - The white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in May is expected to plead guilty to murder and other charges next week, CNN and other media report...
Nov 17, 2022
Analysis-U.S. regulators could be pressured by slim Republican House control
By Ross Kerber and Chris Prentice BOSTON/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. House of Representatives under their control, Republicans have a new pulpit to try to constrain President Joe Biden's adm...
Nov 17, 2022
North America at risk of tight electric supplies this winter -NERC
(Reuters) - A large portion of North America is at risk of insufficient electricity supplies during peak winter conditions, the organization responsible for the reliability of the U.S. and Canadian po...
Nov 17, 2022
To save salmon, U.S. approves largest dam removal in history
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A U.S. agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border, the largest...
Nov 17, 2022
Parents of slain blogger Gabby Petito settle case against boyfriend’s estate
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The parents of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose disappearance and murder captivated Americans last year, have reached a $3 million settlement in the wrongful...
Nov 17, 2022
U.S. farm agency proposes hike to nutrition benefits for families
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Mothers and children who receive benefits from a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition program would be able to spend more money on a wider range of groceries und...
Nov 17, 2022
FAA does not expect to certify Boeing 737 MAX 7 before end of year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday he does not expect the agency will certify the Boeing 737 MAX 7 before a key deadline at the end of th...
Nov 17, 2022
