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Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South Carolina

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday in South Carolina, the state to hold the next major Republican presidential nominating battle on Feb. 24. Haley, Trump’s last remaining rival, has infuriated the former president by refusing to drop out of the nominating […]

Canyon Rim renovations ramp up

Jan. 8—Fresh off yet another significant hike in visitation from the previous year, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve officials are overseeing improvements that will open the portal to a new round of visitors to the region later this year. The park’s Lansing-based Canyon Rim Visitor Center was closed last week and will remain […]

Australians assess flood damages from cyclone as rescue efforts ramp up

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents in Australia’s northeast on Tuesday took stock of flood damages from former Tropical Cyclone Jasper and authorities accelerated efforts to rescue people stranded in remote towns as rivers stayed above dangerous levels. Jasper made landfall last week as a category 2 storm, three rungs below the most dangerous […]