Blake Masterss chances of toppling Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) got a boost this week when Libertarian candidate Marc Victor dropped out and threw his support behind the GOP nominee, handing Republicans a last-minute lifeline in a race that has narrowed. Kelly has been considered the favorite to win reelection since Masters emerged from the early
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Gov. Phil Murphy, who led the ultimately successful fight for recreational cannabis in New Jersey, added his name to a new industry effort to encourage marijuana users to buy weed from legal businesses rather than on the street. He is the first elected official to join a national campaign launched Thursday by the U.S. Cannabis
Apollo Global snapped up $1.1bn of assets from UK pension funds as the US-based private capital group took advantage of a crisis triggered by the UK’s disastrous “mini” Budget. Scott Kleinman, co-president at Apollo Global, said on an earnings call on Wednesday that Apollo’s Athene unit accounted for about a third of the collateralised loan
Massachusetts state officials have expanded the eligibility parameters for Chapter 62F tax refunds, with the highly anticipated distribution of checks and direct deposits now underway for taxpayers. The Baker administration previously said Bay Staters who filed their 2021 state tax returns on or before Oct. 17 and who had a tax liability would qualify for
close video Twitter owner Elon Musk’s arrival creates change, chaos on the internet The Heritage Foundation’s Jake Denton breaks down some of the biggest changes that Elon Musk is implementing at Twitter on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Twitter CEO Elon Musk issued a statement clarifying how the platform will proceed with election integrity and content moderation,
Cops wounded in shootout in Newark Two Newark police officers confronted a suspect in a parking lot, Mayor Ras Baraka said. The suspect shot the officers at close range, the mayor added. The officers were hospitalized in stable condition. ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. – Two cops were shot on Tuesday afternoon in Newark prompting a massive
After a bullish hike over the past week, Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be slowly consolidating, driving cryptocurrency market experts and traders to analyze its current price movements to try and deduce what might be in store for it in the future. Taking into account the current price action of Bitcoin and developments with wider macro
NEW YORK (AP) As he played to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked up his first two runs for the White House and teased a third. In order to make our country successful, safe and glorious again, I will probably have to do it again,
A massive search was underway Wednesday for a gunman believed to be armed and dangerous who shot and injured two Newark police officers at an apartment building in the citys South Ward on Tuesday afternoon. Both officers were in stable condition late Tuesday at University Hospital in Newark one was shot in the leg and
A river longer than England’s Thames flows beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, draining an area the size of France and Germany combined, new research reveals. This under-ice river was discovered using ice-penetrating radar mounted on aircraft. In a series of aerial surveys, researchers discovered a river system snaking 285 miles (460 kilometers) and draining into
Museum of Modern Gaming? — Video games invade the art world in MoMAs Never Alone exhibition Are games art? Who cares. Exhibit is more interested in how they bring us together. Luis Aguasviva – Nov 2, 2022 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / Video games… in a museum?! reader comments 11 with 10 posters participating Share
Russia’s oil exports are set to decline by as much as 1mn barrels a day this winter even as the country expands its “dark fleet” of tankers, according to the world’s biggest independent energy trader. Russell Hardy, chief executive of Vitol, said that while Russia had made progress in shielding itself from the effects of
close video Ohio farmer on rising diesel cost: Its a challenge Yoder Farms owner Josh Yoder says he spends $1,500 a day for one tractor amid skyrocketing diesel cost. Fuel supplier Mansfield Energy is taking steps to prepare for a diesel shortage on the East Coast of the United States, issuing an advisory to businesses
Creepy-crawlies with a menacing bite that can trigger an insatiable itch, ants are the stuff of nightmares for many people. A close-up image of one of these pint-size terrors from Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition 2022 (opens in new tab) is eliciting a horrified response that has spread across the internet like venom through the
A passenger plane cruises at 40,000 feet (12,000 meters), passing in front of the half moon. (Image credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The moon’s presence in the night sky has transfixed people for millennia. But why is the moon sometimes visible during daylight? We sometimes see the moon during the day for
Worcester Police Department body cam footage shows exactly what transpired in the moments before a pastor was tasered and arrested, along with his son, inside a Baptist church in August 2019. Police were at the church attempting to retrieve a child as part of a custody dispute. The situation turned tense after the pastor repeatedly
Archaeologists and volunteers have discovered a stone bearing a mysterious inscription and carved birds that the Picts of Scotland crafted more than a millennium ago. The cross slab, found in a small cemetery last month, dates to between A.D. 500 and 700, and sheds new light on the historic interaction between heritage and faith in
NEW YORK – No one won the grand prize in Monday night's Powerball drawing but a couple of people in New York woke up a lot richer. A $2 million ticket was sold to a person who picked the five white balls and also paid an extra $1 for the power play option that doubled
As Massachusetts officials prepare to send nearly $3 billion in excess state revenues back to taxpayers starting this week, the Department of Revenue late Monday afternoon clarified its staggered distribution plan for Bay Staters. Tax refunds, issued as checks in the mail or via direct deposit, will start flowing Tuesday to eligible residents as required
The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosis (D-Calif.) husband Paul Pelosi has been met with finger-pointing over whos to blame for political violence, fueling partisan tensions in the week before the midterm elections that will decide if the Speaker and her fellow Democrats keep or lose control of the House. The brutal assault has kindled