Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated as CBS News collects more data. Voters in South Carolina weighed in on the 2024 Republican primary Saturday, and just after polls closed at 7 p.m., the election results came in — CBS News projected former President Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley. Here’s the latest on the factors that went into voters’ decisions …
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They might be tiny, but insects rule the planet, making up over two-thirds of the world’s 1.5 million known animal species and the backbone of the food chain. But despite their immense impact and large numbers, bugs might be in trouble. Scientists estimate that 40% of insect species are in decline, and a third are endangered. Habitat loss, the use …
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The U.S. and U.K together launched “more than a dozen” airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen Saturday, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes since Jan. 11 to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The strikes hit 18 Houthi targets across eight locations in …
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Here are thelatest resultsin the South Carolina GOP primary. South Carolina allows registered voters — Republicans, Democrats and independents — to participate in any primary of their choosing. But they can only vote in one, not both. Former President Donald Trump railed against South Carolina’s 2024 open GOP primary earlier this month as he sought to convince Republicans that he …
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The body of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been handed over to his mother, an aide to Navalny said Saturday. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities toreturn Navalny’s body to his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya. “Thank you very much. Thanks to everyone …
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Two draft resolutions circulated by a member of the Republican National Committee call on the party to adopt proposals that would keep it from having to pay for any presidential candidate’s legal fees and would also make it party policy to remain neutral in the Republican presidential primaries. The first of the proposals, drafted by longtime RNC member Henry Barbour, …
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Friends and family expressed shock and disbelief whenKouri Richins was arrested in connection with the death of her husband, Eric, at their home in Kamas, Utah, in 2022. “I was shocked,” said her mother Lisa Darden, remembering when she heard the news. “She can’t be arrested.” Darden believed that Kouri and Eric had a great relationship, though there were sometimes …
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Google has struck a deal with Reddit that allows the search giant to use posts from the online discussion site for training its artificial intelligence models and to improve services such as Google Search. The arrangement, announced Thursday and valued at roughly $60 million, will also give Reddit access to Google AI models for improving its internal site search and …
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Country legend Dolly Parton is praising Beyoncé after the superstar’s new song “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached the top of the Billboard hot country songs chart. In a social media post Thursday, Parton wrote that she’s a “big fan” of Beyoncé and “very excited that she’s done a country album.” “So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single,” she …
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Vice Media will no longer publish content on its website, with the former digital media darling joining BuzzFeed in slashing additional staff this week. Vice also plans to lay off several hundred workers as it shifts a studio-only business model, CEO Bruce Dixon told employees in a memo delivered late Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The women’s lifestyle site Refinery …
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