Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US House votes to censure Democrat Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm incident
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to censure Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm while trying to use a locked e...
Dec 07, 2023
US gives final nod to Rhode Island’s $1.5 billion offshore wind farm
(Reuters) - The U.S Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council on Thursday approved the construction of a $1.5 billion offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The project, Revolution Wi...
Dec 07, 2023
Las Vegas campus closed as police investigate deadly shooting
(Reuters) - The University of Nevada at Las Vegas will stay shut on Thursday as authorities work to understand why a shooter opened fire on campus, killing three people and wounding a fourth as studen...
Dec 07, 2023
Milan’s La Scala launches opera season with Verdi’s Don Carlo
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo was being performed on Thursday at the traditional gala night to mark the opening of the new season at Milan's La Scala oper...
Dec 07, 2023
Congress poised to extend domestic surveillance law by four months
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is preparing to extend the domestic surveillance authority that allows law enforcement to spy on Americans without a warrant by another four months, g...
Dec 07, 2023
Congress will not take up TikTok legislation before end of year — senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will not take up legislation this year that would give the Biden administration new tools to address foreign-owned apps like TikTok that have raised national security c...
Dec 07, 2023
Ready for it? Taylor Swift ruled pop culture in 2023. She will dominate again in 2024
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift rocked concert stages, cinemas, local economies - and even the Earth - in 2023. Swift's Eras Tour sold out stadiums and pumped milli...
Dec 07, 2023
Trump fake electors buckle in Wisconsin, get charged in Nevada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nevada charged six Republican fake electors in connection with a scheme to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, while 10 false electors reached a l...
Dec 07, 2023
Canada unveils cap and trade system for oil and gas emissions
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Thursday unveiled a plan to limit emissions from the oil and gas sector using a cap and trade system starting in 2026, a step toward fulfilling a government pledge to cut e...
Dec 07, 2023
UN refugee chief urges Western states to deter migrants from dangerous routes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Western states should enact policies to prevent asylum seekers embarking on dangerous routes, the U.N. refugee chief said on Thursday, as the number of migrants throug...
Dec 07, 2023
