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‘New Hampshire is do-or-die’: Granite state is Nikki Haley’s best chance against Trump

Polling suggests a foregone conclusion but high turn-out is expected to favor Haley, who is relying on the nearly 40% of registered voters who don’t belong to a party

Lauren Gambino in Exeter, New Hampshire

22, Jan, 2024 @6:12 PM

‘This is wild’: Florida man plays guitar during brain surgery to remove tumor

Guitarist Christian Nolen plays the Deftones and System of a Down on doctors’ instructions while undergoing awake craniotomy

Gloria Oladipo

22, Jan, 2024 @3:51 PM

Donald Trump and E Jean Carroll’s defamation trial face-off derailed by Covid scare

Juror fell ill with symptoms and Trump’s lead attorney was also exposed to Covid, leading judge to put off the proceedings

Victoria Bekiempis in New York

22, Jan, 2024 @3:30 PM

Trump defamation trial postponed until tomorrow due to illness – as it happened

Both Trump and Carroll were in the courtroom when the cancellation was announced

Léonie Chao-Fong

22, Jan, 2024 @3:20 PM

Trump holds wide lead over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, polls show

Two polls released on eve of state’s primary put ex-president at 19 points and 18 points ahead of his former UN ambassador

Martin Pengelly in Washington

22, Jan, 2024 @3:12 PM

‘They hate God’: US anti-abortion activists aim to fight back on 51st Roe anniversary

As Biden unveils blitz of events to mark 1973 ruling, conservatives try to stage comeback after string of ballot failures

Carter Sherman

22, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM

Coyotes stage comeback in Florida as residents report surge in sightings

Florida officials hail rare native wildlife success story and people have more chance of being killed by a golf ball than a coyote

Richard Luscombe in Miami

22, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM

Trump campaign blocks NBC journalist from New Hampshire event

Vaughn Hillyard excluded a day after pressing Republican Elise Stefanik on whether Trump had sexually assaulted E Jean Carroll

Sam Levine

22, Jan, 2024 @1:59 PM

Jeffrey Epstein’s brother doesn’t believe he died by suicide and wants new investigation

Mark Epstein doesn’t accept justice department report that found jail officials guilty of negligence but said that death was suicide

Edward Helmore

22, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM

First Thing: US Navy Seals declared dead after raid on Houthi-bound arms

Incident deepens an ‘apocalyptic’ situation in the Middle East as four crises overlap. Plus, how DeSantis proved to be ‘Trump without the votes’

Clea Skopeliti

22, Jan, 2024 @12:55 PM

Biden’s name won’t appear on New Hampshire ballots – where does that leave Democrats?

The president’s absence opens a window for Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson to mount longshot presidential bids

Adam Gabbatt in Salem, New Hampshire

22, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM

Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation

Georgia-Pacific, owned by Koch Industries, employ controversial legal tactic to circumvent paying millions to sickened workers

Michael Sainato