Nikki Haley has suspended her bid for the 2024 Republican nomination after losing 14 out of 15 Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses to former President Donald Trump. Trump, who gained several hundred delegates with sweeping victories in such states as Texas and California, now becomes the GOP’s “presumptive” nominee for the third straight election cycle. […]
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Nikki Haley ‘to end presidential campaign’, clearing path for Trump candidacy
Nikki Haley will suspend her US presidential campaign after being soundly defeated across the country in a series of primary elections on Super Tuesday, sources said. The move leaves former president Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Three sources have confirmed Ms Haley’s decision ahead of an announcement […]
Space station crew launch delayed, clearing way for Starlink flight
Taking advantage of a weather delay for NASA’s next space station flight, SpaceX fired off another 23 Starlink internet satellites Thursday in a hazy leap day launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the California rocket builder’s 19th flight so far this year. Earlier in the day, NASA called off plans for […]
With Sweden joining NATO after clearing Finland’s opposition, see the new NATO map
With Hungary’s parliament voting to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the Scandinavian nation is set to join 31 other countries in the alliance. After nearly two years of negotiations, Sweden follows Finland, which was accepted into NATO last year. The countries applied to join at the same time in May 2022, but Hungary and […]
Escambia County employee dies during ‘incident’ while clearing trees on Cove Avenue
An Escambia County employee died Monday morning during an “incident” while cutting down and removing trees. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death, saying the incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Cove Avenue. “There was an incident, and we do have a fatality,” ECSO spokesperson Morgan Lewis told the News Journal. “We are […]
Demolition continues on Dearborn’s Regent Court building, clearing way for development
Demolition continues on the towering Regent Court office building along Executive Plaza Drive in Dearborn. The 670,000-square-foot office building formerly occupied by Ford Motor Co. changed hands in November 2022, after being purchased by local developer Mike Shehadi. Shehadi is the CEO of Farmington Hills pharmacy company, Pharma Script, and said he purchased the property […]
Finn Russell ready to lead Scotland after clearing the air with Gregor Townsend
Finn Russell believes his appointment as Scotland co-captain is testament to the newfound harmony he and head coach Gregor Townsend have found following a fractious past. The 31-year-old was named in the role on Sunday, along with back-rower Rory Darge, ahead of the upcoming Guinness Six Nations. Russell being handed such a responsibility was particularly […]
14 ODOT snowplows hit while clearing roadways this month
The Ohio Department of Transportation said several snowplows have been while clearing the roadways this year. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘Don’t crowd the plow;’ ODOT plow hit by car in Mercer County ODOT wrote on its social media page that 14 snowplows have been struck so far in 2024. “We have nearly 680 crews still out across […]
U.S. 40 in Preble County opens; debris cleared, AES Ohio clearing tree from lines
UPDATE @ 10:22 p.m. U.S. 40 at South Old National Road, near the Ohio-Indiana line, is open again, according to Preble County Sheriff’s dispatch. >> Wind Advisory thru Saturday; Rain, snow and wind to make for very cold weekend The road in that area was closed for much of Friday because of downed utility lines […]
Supreme Court to rule on clearing homeless encampments in California, other states
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear whether towns and cities that block unhoused people with no access to shelter from camping on public property violate the Eighth Amendment’s protections from “cruel and unusual punishment.” The case, which California lawmakers including Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged the Court to hear, could grant officials […]
Nonprofit clearing corner lot
Jan. 6—HIGH POINT — Demolition work began this week on a long-vacant structure in a High Point historic district where a nonprofit is planning a new project. D-Up, a youth fitness and education organization, owns the property at the southeast corner of Washington and N. Centennial streets and is having it cleared for future redevelopment. […]