Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
That sinking feeling: Poor nations struggle with U.N. climate fund
By Emma Rumney and Simon Jessop JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Philippines has sought financing for seven projects from a U.N. environmental fund to tackle the catastrophic impact of climate change. Yet...
Nov 11, 2021
How Kyle Rittenhouse went from cleaning graffiti to shooting 3 people
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, now 18, is on trial for killing two men and wounding a third with a military-style rifle during protests last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Before the killing...
Nov 11, 2021
Key moments in the U.S. murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old charged with murdering two men and wounding another during racial justice protests in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha last year, took the witness stand at h...
Nov 11, 2021
EU regulator lists new side-effect of J&J COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator on Thursday recommended addition of a rare type of spinal inflammation as a side-effect of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. It was also assessing reports of ca...
Nov 11, 2021
‘Count me in, I love it!’: U.S. Rep Ocasio-Cortez raves over Scottish soda Irn-Bru
(Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a thumbs-up to the cherished caffeinated Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru personally delivered to her by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturg...
Nov 10, 2021
Judge overrules Texas governor’s ban on mask mandates in schools – NYT
(Reuters) - A federal judge overruled Texas Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools, clearing the path for districts to issue their own rules, the New York Times reported late on Wednes...
Nov 10, 2021
U.S. judge rejects latest Trump request to block release of documents to House riot probe
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost another bid to halt congressional investigators from seeing White House records he wants to keep secret. U.S. Distri...
Nov 10, 2021
Senator Manchin may delay Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda until next year – Axios
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin may delay President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" legislation until next year over inflation worries, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with th...
Nov 10, 2021
Ten states sue Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten Republican state attorneys general sued on Wednesday to stop the Biden administration's requirement that millions of U.S. health workers get vaccinated a...
Nov 10, 2021
Powell or Brainard? Biden weighs his pick for U.S. Fed chair
By Jeff Mason (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is still weighing whether to keep Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve for a second term or elevate Fed Governor Lael Brainard to the post, an ad...
Nov 10, 2021
