State Iowa Financial News

By Alexandra Ulmer, Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne

Donald Trump won South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The former president's latest victory will likely increase pressure on Haley, who was Trump's former representative to the U.N. and South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the race. A 2020 general rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden is becoming increasingly inevitable. Haley has vowed to stay in the race through at least the batch of primaries on March 5, known as Super Tuesday, but was unable to dent Trump's momentum in her home state despite holding far more campaign events and arguing that the indictments against Trump will hamstring him against Biden.

By James Oliphant

Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a ruled finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities

Airline travel can be a nightmare on a good day, but when maggots start raining on you from the overhead compartment you know you’ve hit the bad travel jackpot.

While the main event will take place on February 18, Sunday, Daytona 500 will commence on Wednesday, February 14. On Wednesday, February 14, Daytona 500 qualifying will begin at 8.15 pm (ET), as per a report in Autosport.

Pioneer Showdown on Friday night, two collegiate wrestling powerhouses, Penn State and Iowa, clash in a battle between two of the top three teams in the latest NCAA rankings. Penn State (8-0) enters the showdown with momentum, riding a three-meet winning streak capped by a dominant 28-9 victory over Ohio State. Under the leadership of Coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions have shown resilience, extending their winning streak against Ohio State to nine matches while showcasing their prowess on the mat with a remarkable 23-3 overall edge in takedowns.

By Tim Reid

This shouldn’t even be a question. A great party is trying to produce its presidential nominee. Donald Trump is the leader in the contest so far, and looks likely to be the victor.

fascination with AI advancements. As part of the deal, the Redmond, Washington software giant would supply computing power — such as from one of its data centers in rural Iowa — needed to train the AI models on huge troves of human-written texts and other media. In turn, Microsoft would get exclusive to rights to much of what OpenAI built, enabling the technology to be infused into a variety of Microsoft products.

By Leah Douglas

Memecoins in a crypto wallet purportedly linked to former U.S. President Donald Trump have risen to over $1 million in just six months.

Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, tightening his grip on the Republican presidential nomination and bolstering the likelihood of a rematch later this year against U.S. President Joe Biden.

President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at a United Auto Workers’ political convention as he works to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin

In a commanding display of support, former President Donald Trump clinched victory in the Republican presidential contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday, solidifying his position as the frontrunner for the party’s nomination. With 57% of the expected vote tallied, Trump held a comfortable lead of 54.4% to 43.6%, leaving his only remaining rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, facing an uphill battle. The back-to-back wins put Trump on track to deliver a knockout blow to Haley next month in her home state of South Carolina and turn his attention to an all-but-certain rematch with President Joe Biden.

Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again

By Gram Slattery, James Oliphant and Nathan Layne

northern lights or aurora borealis being noticeable in certain US states. It was observed by the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center on Saturday that a corneal mass emission or a discharge of solar material elevating off of the sun. It is predicted to be causing up to average geomagnetic storming.

By Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne and James Oliphant

Nikki Haley and Donald Trump, the Associated Press reported. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped his bid just two days before New Hampshire's primary.