Day: February 5, 2024

Haley campaign charges Nevada Republican presidential caucuses ‘rigged’ for Trump

8:03 pm February 5, 2024

Nikki Haley’s Republican presidential campaign says this week’s dual GOP contests in Nevada aren’t on its radar. “In terms of Nevada, we have not spent a dime nor an ounce of energy on Nevada,” campaign manager Betsy Ankney told reporters on Monday. “So Nevada is not and has never been our focus.” And Ankney charges […]

Travelers at Cincinnati airport may have been exposed to measles, Ohio health officials warn

7:50 pm February 5, 2024

Health officials in Ohio are warning of a possible measles exposure on Monday after a person traveled through the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport over a weekend last month. Those who traveled through Terminal A of the airport between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 may […]

Phoebe Bridgers tells ex-Grammys CEO to ‘rot in piss’ over past remarks about female artists

7:50 pm February 5, 2024

Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers issued a scathing message to the former head of the Grammy Awards over past comments he made about female artists looking for recognition in the industry. The 29-year-old indie rock musician, who came out ahead of the competition on Sunday with four Grammy wins, was asked backstage about the role of women […]

Interim Harvard President pledges to tackle ‘pernicious’ campus antisemitism and self-censorship

7:15 pm February 5, 2024

Harvard University Interim President Alan M. Garber pledged to tackle what he described as “pernicious” antisemitism on the Ivy League campus and voiced concerns about self-censorship among students and faculty. “What I have found the most disturbing of all are situations or experiences students describe where they have felt they could not speak in class […]

El Salvador’s president, ‘world’s coolest dictator,’ wins landslide re-election, Blinken congratulates Bukele

7:10 pm February 5, 2024

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, self-described as the “world’s coolest dictator,” secured what global observers deemed a landslide re-election victory on Sunday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on Monday congratulating Bukele on the win. “The United States commends the work of electoral observers and looks forward to working with President-elect Bukele […]