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As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting for a response from Trump

October 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) – Nikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone running against it Donald Trump for this year Presidential nomination. She has said she will vote for him, and she has released her delegates to support him at the Republican National Convention. But unlike some of Trump's other main Republican Party rivals, […]

Boeing reports quarterly loss of $6 billion ahead of union vote

October 23, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Boeing reports quarterly loss of billion ahead of union vote

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Boeing reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6 billion and immediately turned its attention to union workers who will vote Wednesday on whether to accept a contract offer from the company or continue their crippling strike , which has been dragging on for almost six weeks. New CEO Kelly Ortberg […]

SEC means more… surprises? Three top-10 teams fall, led by Vanderbilt's win over Alabama

October 13, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Lane Kiffin wasn't ready to talk about his own game. The Mississippi coach instead focused on Vanderbilt's final moments Stunning surprise from then No. 1 Alabama. “I’m sorry, I mean this is a one-time thing,” Kiffin told reporters afterward the rebel victory over South Carolina. “You better watch, you’ll probably never see this again.” The […]

Alonza Barnett III and Lloyd Summerall III fueled James Madison to a 39-7 victory over Coastal Carolina

October 11, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Alonza Barnett III wrapped a touchdown pass and a touchdown run around a pick-6 from Lloyd Summerall III in a great second quarter and James Madison cruised to a 39-7 victory over Coastal Carolina on Thursday night . James Madison (5-1, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) used Barnett's 25-yard touchdown pass to […]

325-pound JJ Pegues runs for 2 touchdowns as No. 12 Ole Miss posts a 27-3 win over South Carolina

October 6, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaxson Dart loves talking about wins in Mississippi. He loves it even more when 325-pound nose tackle JJ Pegues helps make it happen. Pegues had two short touchdown runs as the 12th-ranked Rebels rebounded from their first loss of the season to beat South Carolina 27-3 on Saturday and give coach […]

Chimney Rock: North Carolina town nearly destroyed by Hurricane Helene

October 5, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The stone tower that gave this place its name took nearly half a billion years to form — heated and pushed up from deep in the earth, then carved and eroded by wind and water. But in just a few minutes in the North Carolina mountain town of Chimney […]

Trump makes false claims about the federal response while campaigning in the area devastated by Helene

October 3, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday repeatedly spread falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, even as he claimed not to politicize the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed as he landed in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “asleep” and did […]

The death toll in Helene now stands at at least 166 as Biden plans to visit devastated Carolina

October 2, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continue their search for people still missing after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in the Southeast, killing at least 166 people. Many residents of both states were still without running water, cell service and electricity […]

Longshoremen could have a bargaining advantage in the US port strike

October 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 longshoremen who left on strike On Tuesday, for the first time in decades, 36 US ports from Maine to Texas could gain the upper hand in the standoff with port operators Wages and the use of automation. Organized labor enjoys growing public support and has won a number of recent […]

Biden plans an investigation into the devastation in North Carolina as the death toll in Helene exceeds 130

October 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden was expected to examine Wednesday the devastation in the mountains of western North Carolina, where exhausted emergency workers worked around the clock to clear roads, restore power and cell service and reach people who remained stranded Hurricane Helene. The storm killed at least 133 people and hundreds more […]