Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Republican lawmaker who voted to impeach Trump will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of the few Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump, on Friday said he would not seek re-election in 2022. Th...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. asks transit agencies to conduct inspections after Washington subway derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) said Friday it had asked U.S. transit agencies to conduct fleet-wide inspections of wheel gauges on rail cars following the Oct. 12 dera...
Oct 29, 2021
U.S. labor costs power ahead in third quarter as wage surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased by the most since 2001 as companies boosted wages and benefits amid a severe worker shortage, suggesting inflation could remain high for sometime. The...
Oct 29, 2021
Democratic cries to ‘defund police’ fade in U.S. mayoral races as crime surges
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Felicia Moore, Atlanta's city council president, vows to hire 250 police officers to help combat her city's rising crime rate if she is elected mayor next week. Her most promi...
Oct 29, 2021
Trump’s real-estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics
By Joseph Tanfani (Reuters) - Former U.S. president Donald Trump's slashing rhetorical style and divisive politics allowed him to essentially take over the Republican Party. His supporters are so devo...
Oct 29, 2021
Biden meets pope as abortion debate flares back home
By Jeff Mason and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting with Pope Francis expected to centre on climate change and injustice but which has be...
Oct 29, 2021
Trump media deal partner advisers were reprimanded by the SEC
By Echo Wang and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Donald Trump's social media deal partner took advice from a group of China-based businessmen who in the past tried their hand at businesses ranging from Spanish...
Oct 29, 2021
NAACP urges free agents to avoid Texas citing abortion, voting laws
(Reuters) - Civil rights group the NAACP called on free agents in five major North American professional sports leagues not to sign contracts with Texas-based teams on Thursday, citing restrictions to...
Oct 28, 2021
New York pension fund to divest $104 million stake in Unilever
BOSTON (Reuters) - Officials of New York's state pension fund on Thursday said it will divest its holdings in Unilever Plc in response to sales restrictions imposed by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice ...
Oct 28, 2021
Democrats float new methane fee in spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. could charge oil and gas operators if they release methane above a limit and offer $775 million to help reduce and monitor the greenhouse gas, according to a draft of P...
Oct 28, 2021
