Republican Senator Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid
Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican member of the upper chamber, has officially declared himself a candidate for president in next year’s Republican primary election. According to a statement of candidacy filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission, Mr Scott has designated his official campaign committee as “Tim Scott for America”, with a campaign address in the Palmetto State’s capital, Charleston. Mr Scott, who has served as South Carolina’s junior senator since 2013, was first appointed to his Senate seat by one of his presidential primary opponents, then-South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. He filled a vacancy left by the resignation of Jim DeMint, who left the Senate to lead the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. At the time of his appointment, Mr Scott was the first Black senator to represent a state that had been part of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and the first Black Republican since Massachusetts senator Edward Brooke left the body in 1979. The then-freshman GOP senator retained the seat he’d been appointed to in a 2014 special election and was reelected easily in 2016 and 2022 with at least 60 per cent of the vote in both elections. He has long been considered a rising star in the Republican Party, and was given the honour of delivering the party’s response to president Joe Biden’s inaugural address to Congress in 2021. Mr Scott, whose campaign website has teased a “special announcement” on 22 May, joins a GOP primary field that includes Ms Haley, former president Donald Trump, ex-Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Florida governor Ron DeSantis and ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie are also expected to officially enter the GOP presidential field in the coming days. Mr Trump, who has retained his preeminent position in the GOP despite being impeached twice by the House of Representatives, losing the 2020 election, inciting a deadly attack on the US Capitol in an effort to remain in power, facing criminal charges in his former home state of New York and his status as a potential defendant in at least two more criminal probes, currently holds a commanding advantage in most polls. Read More Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections Missouri governor to announce his pick as new St. Louis prosecutor after Kim Gardner resignation
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Raphinha FIFA 23: How to Complete the Team of the Season SBC
Raphinha FIFA 23 Team of the Season SBC is now live during LaLiga TOTS. Here's how to complete the SBC and if it's worth it.
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18 of the funniest 'What do you call' jokes
No matter the time or the situation we could all do with a good laugh and the simplest of dad jokes always do the trick. Even social media agrees that dad jokes are funny with a current trend on Twitter revolving around the timeless format of the 'what do you call' gags. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Don't believe us? Well here are XX 'what do you call jokes' that you can test on your friends next time you are in the pub or reserve until Christmas dinner when the ones in your cracker inevitably let you down. 1. What do you call a group of men waiting for a haircut? A barbercue. 2. What do you call a frozen kid? Chill-dren 3. What do you call a belt made of watches? A waist of time 4. What do you call a man who cannot stand? Neal 5. What do you call a reluctant potato? A hesitater. 6. What do you call a Magician who's lost his magic? Ian. 7. What do you call a dinosaur fart? A blast from the past! 8. What do you call a duck that steals? A Robber Duck. 9. What do you call a fish without eyes? A fsh 10. What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef. 11. What do you call a dog with a fever? A hot dog. 12. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. 13. What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie? Sofishticated. 14. What do you call a sad coffee? A despresso. 15. What do you call a Mexican man who lost his car? Carlos. 16. What do you call an angry counsellor? A therapissed. 17. What do you call a chicken staring at lettuce? Chicken caes-a salad. 18. What do you call a man with a rubber toe? Roberto. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Solar panel efficiency to increase 50% with first production of ‘miracle’ tandem cells
A South Korean firm has announced the world’s first production line for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, which promise an increase in efficiency of between 50-75 per cent compared to standard solar panels. The commercialisation of solar cells that use perovskite follows years of breakthroughs with the mineral, which has been hailed as a ‘miracle material’ for its potential to transform various industries, including renewable energy. Seoul-based Qcells said it will invest $100 million to roll out the next-generation solar cell technoloy, which until now has been limited to lab tests and academic research. The investment will fund a pilot production line at a factory in Jincheon, which is projected to be operational by late next year. “This investment in Jincheon will mark an important step in securing technological leadership,” said Qcells CEO Justin Lee. “With a global R&D network spanning from Korea, Germany and the US, Qcells will ramp up its efforts to produce high-efficiency advanced tandem cells.” Tandem solar cells are able to improve the efficiency of standard solar panels by splitting the light spectrum and optimising the harvesting of energy from each section into electricity. The current world record for solar cell efficiency is 32.5 per cent – meaning nearly a third of solar radiation is converted into eletrical energy – which was achieved with a perovskite-silicon tandem cell in December. By comparison, traditional silicon-based solar cells are currently only capable of reaching around 22 per cent efficiency. Qcells has so far succeeded in developing a tandem perovskite solar cell with a 29.3 per cent efficiency, which was achieved earlier this year in collaboration with German research centre Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. The results were verified by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Read More Microsoft makes world first nuclear fusion energy deal Quantum computer discovers bizarre particle that remembers its past Nasa says Jeff Bezos will build moon lander to take astronauts to the Moon ChatGPT app launches for iPhone users amid scam frenzy Google to delete Gmail and Photos accounts in huge purge
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Don’t Give Up Inflation Fight, BIS’s Carsten Tells Central Banks
Global central banks can’t afford to flinch in what may be a prolonged struggle to fully tame consumer
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Following Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' wrap, armorer Hannah Gutierrez files motion, calls investigation in the case 'sloppy' and 'improper'
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has requested the judge to dismiss her manslaughter charges
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HPE and Tokyo Tech Collaborate to Build the Next Generation TSUBAME4.0 Supercomputer for Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Research, and Innovation
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Egypt: A Family-Friendly Exotic Destination
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Bills' former coach may not be on the sidelines for long
Leslie Frazier may not coach for the Buffalo Bills anymore, but he's not done coaching just yet.A year out of football may be the best thing for former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier after all.Frazier decided to step down as the Bills' defensive coordinator this...
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Brand new Chiefs addition 'excited' to be on the other side of AFC West rivalry
New Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill probably didn't have to think too hard about joining an AFC West rival this offseason.Switching allegiances and joining a divisional rivalry may pose as a moral quandary for some NFL players, but not Drue Tranquill.The newly minted Kansas City Chiefs...
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JPMorgan investors to scrutinize First Republic takeover
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK As JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon prepares to take the stage
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Morgan Stanley's James Gorman, who arrived at the bank shortly before financial crisis, to retire
Morgan Stanley’s long-time CEO James Gorman will retire in the next 12 months, he said Friday at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting
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