Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Indigenous protesters in Brazil interrupt hearing on Amazon grain railway
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Indigenous protesters on Friday tried to prevent a public hearing on the construction of a railway that is planned to run through their lands to carry grains to a northern port in...
Dec 15, 2023
White House’s Brainard says chances for economic ‘soft landing’ greater after data
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's top economic adviser said on Friday that recent economic data showed the "width of the runway for (a) soft landing has gotten much...
Dec 15, 2023
Power blip across New York City followed equipment failure – Con Edison
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) - An electric equipment failure at a Con Edison substation led to a brief power outage across New York City minutes before midnight on Thursday, the company said. A fa...
Dec 15, 2023
US court revives challenge to Connecticut rule on transgender athletes in girls’ sports
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by female former high school track team members challenging a Connecticut policy that allows transgender girls to compet...
Dec 15, 2023
US senator tries to force debate on ‘humanitarian cataclysm’ in Gaza
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution on Friday seeking a report from President Joe Biden's administration and debate on Israel's bombing of G...
Dec 15, 2023
US rules could force early production halt to some gas vehicles — letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing major automakers urged the Biden administration to make significant changes in three proposed vehicle rules, warning they could force car companies to hasti...
Dec 15, 2023
Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits
By Stephanie Kelly and Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax cr...
Dec 15, 2023
COP28 climate deal ‘stab in the back’, activist Greta Thunberg says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The COP 28 climate deal reached with huge fanfare this week in Dubai is a stab in the back for the nations most affected by global warming and won't stop temperatures rising beyo...
Dec 15, 2023
Denmark introduces green tax on air passengers from 2025
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark on Friday agreed to impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry's transition to greener practices, which will be gradually phased in from 2025, th...
Dec 15, 2023
River Rhine in south Germany remains closed to shipping
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remained closed to shipping on Friday after heavy rain and melting snow increased water levels, but could reopen later this weekend, navig...
Dec 15, 2023
