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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican nomination race, Fox News confirmed on Friday. Scott, who in November ended his own run for the White House, will formally announce his support for Trump when he appears alongside the former president at a rally Friday evening in … Read more
Influential monthly survey rises 13% as inflation concerns ease, with possible political benefits for Biden The economic despondency that has gripped US consumers may be easing. Consumer sentiment soared 13% in January to reach its highest level since July 2021, according to an influential survey. The University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index rose 9.1 … Read more
A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and pull the man to safety. Michigan state police said bystanders called 911 on Thursday after the 65-year-old man fell through ice-covered Arbutus Lake. … Read more
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., caught some waves with surfing legend Kelly Slater for his birthday while campaigning in Hawaii. Kennedy posted the video of him surfing with Slater, and surf rock playing in the background on X, formerly Twitter. “Best birthday present ever: Catching waves with 11-time world surf champion [Slater] on … Read more
Atlas Air 747 cargo plane bound for Puerto Rico was filmed trailing flames from left wing before landing safely back in Miami A Boeing cargo airliner made an emergency landing in Florida on Thursday night after what its operator called “an engine malfunction” occurred shortly after takeoff, in the latest setback for the beleaguered company. … Read more
Nikki Haley is winning independents, but Donald Trump is leading polls of New Hampshire because his support from registered Republicans is even higher.
Ex-South Carolina governor at a town hall in New Hampshire said one should ‘talk about a pardon after someone has been convicted’ US politics blog – follow live updates Nikki Haley would not pre-emptively pardon Donald Trump for crimes committed as president, saying no one was above the law and legal processes should play out. … Read more
Hunter Biden’s lawyer is hitting back at House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., accusing the top Republican of misleading about his closed-door deposition Thursday. Following the deposition of Hunter’s lawyer Kevin Morris — which is part of House Republicans’ sweeping probe into President Biden’s family and its past foreign business dealings — Comer released … Read more
A mass prisoner release would seem like a PR win for Hamas, but it’s Israel’s only route to victory More than three months into a conflict that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, it is clear there is only one way Israel can return all of the hostages from Gaza alive: … Read more
Richard Howson’s job with Florida-based tech firm sparks anger among unions and industry experts The disgraced executive who led Carillion before the construction company’s collapse has landed a senior role at a technology firm in Florida, just months after he was banned from being a company director in the UK. Richard Howson, who received an … Read more
