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Comment on this storycomment One of the most important observations of the Donald Trump era of American politics, now celebrating its eighth anniversary, came in the book “The Divider” by Susan Glasser and Peter Baker. It refers to Trump’s early relationship with Fox News and its founder Roger Ailes. “What Ailes saw in Trump that he didn’t see in any other Republican politician in recent years,” Glasser and Baker write, “was someone who connected with the Fox audience even more than Fox.” These were the early days, after Trump had surged to the top of the Republican primary polls in…

The brazen escapes of three suspected killers in recent days in separate incidents are putting scrutiny on law enforcement’s ability to keep prisoners locked up, experts say. While two of the escapees, both subjects of massive manhunts, were captured, the third, Michael Burham, who authorities described as a “self-taught survivor” and former Army reserve sergeant, remained on the run Wednesday as a reward for information leading to his capture grew to $19,500. He is suspected of being armed and dangerous, authorities say, hiding in the woods of northeastern Pennsylvania six days after he was released from the Warren County Jail…

We have some breaking news from the state of the hive. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has chosen a gondola to help ease Little Cottonwood Canyon’s traffic woes. The Utah Legislature still has to approve funding for this project, and lawsuits from environmental groups are likely. Before that, changes such as tolling, increased bus services and a new mobility center will be implemented by the end of 2025. The second phase would add snow covers above the common avalanche routes and it would allow for improvements to the track’s parking lot. The third phase would be the construction of…

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it is equipped to handle increased demand amid this week’s unrelenting heat. ERCOT, which supplies electricity to more than 25 million customers, represents 90% of the State’s electricity load. The grid has come under scrutiny in recent years, especially after the deadly winter storm in February 2021 that left millions without power. On June 27, demand reached a new high of 80,282 megawattsand ERCOT six day forecast shows demand to break this record: 84,249 megawatts on Thursday, 84,062 megawatts on Friday and 82,668 megawatts on Saturday. “ERCOT expects sufficient generation to meet projected…

HIGHLAND, Ill. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it has opened an investigation into a Greyhound bus crash that killed three people and injured 14 this morning on I-70 near Highland, Illinois. Illinois State Police say the Greyhound bus hit three tractor-trailers parked on the off-ramp to the Silver Lake rest area, about 25 miles east of St. Louis. The crash happened just before 2 a.m., and Greyhound confirmed to Spectrum News that the bus was traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis. What you need to know Three people are dead and 14 injured after a Greyhound bus…

Farmers Insurance said Tuesday it will stop offering coverage in Florida, ending home, auto and other policies in the state in a move that will affect tens of thousands of residents. Farmers becomes the fourth major insurer to exit Florida in the past year as the state’s insurance market looks increasingly precarious amid a growing threat from extreme weather. “We have notified the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation of our decision to stop offering Farmers-branded auto, home and umbrella policies in the state,” said Farmers spokesman Trevor Chapman. he said in a statement to CBS Miami. “This business decision was…

Scientists have gathered more evidence that ocean waters continue to warm along with the rest of the planet. Ocean temperatures reached record highs during the month of May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday during its monthly climate call. Pieces of drifting ice in the Gulf of Bothnia near the coast in early spring on May 3, 2023. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images Four main factors contribute to the historic warming of global sea surface temperatures: human-induced climate change, a developing El Nino event, the effects of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption of 2022 and a new…

The gondola would extend more than eight miles across the canyon in an attempt to ease traffic problems. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowbird’s proposed gondola stop is planned next to the Cliff Lodge along E. Bypass Road, below right in Little Cottonwood Canyon photo on Thursday, 20 October 2022. | July 12, 2023, 3:55 p.m | Updated: 4:35 p.m The Utah Department of Transportation has made it official: It wants to build an eight-mile-long gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Record of decision of the UDOT, made public on Wednesday, means the department can officially move forward with…