Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US FTC sues Grand Canyon University for deceptive advertising, illegal telemarketing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Grand Canyon University for deceptive advertising and illegal telemarketing. The FTC filed the...
Dec 27, 2023
Alibaba must face lawsuit in US over counterfeit Squishmallows
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba's bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of the popular childre...
Dec 27, 2023
At least 40 more people die in floods and landslides in DR Congo
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic Of Congo (Reuters) - At least 40 more people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said, after heavy downpours overnight on Tuesday unleashed...
Dec 27, 2023
Mexico leader urges US to invest in people, not walls, ahead of Blinken meeting
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the U.S. Congress should focus on investing in people instead of building walls, hours before he was set to meet...
Dec 27, 2023
Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
(Reuters) - American comic Tom Smothers, one-half of the musical-comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died on Tuesday at 86 at home in California after being diagnosed with cancer, his family said in a s...
Dec 27, 2023
Shakira’s home city unveils giant statue of ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer
(Reuters) - Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world's top-selling musicians, has been immortalized in her famous belly-dancing pose in a giant bronze statue in her home city of Barra...
Dec 27, 2023
Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Apple scored a victory on Wednesday when a U.S. appeals court paused a government commission's import ban on some of the company's popular Apple smartwatches following a p...
Dec 27, 2023
India probes suspected human trafficking after 276 nationals return home
By Sumit Khanna and Rupam Jain AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight that was grounded in France last week because of sus...
Dec 27, 2023
First Solar to sell up to $700 million in IRA tax credits to Fiserv
(Reuters) - Solar panel manufacturer First Solar said on Wednesday it plans to sell up to $700 million in tax credits it accumulated through the sale of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules this year to pa...
Dec 27, 2023
NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for infringing copyrighted works
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper's articles without permission to help train artificial intelligence tech...
Dec 27, 2023
