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DeSantis to become 1st GOP candidate to file for South Carolina primary during visit next week
Read full article: DeSantis to become 1st GOP candidate to file for South Carolina primary during visit next weekFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to file his 2024 candidacy for South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary when he visits the first-in-the-South voting state next week.
DeSantis raised $20 million in the 6 weeks since announcing his presidential run, his campaign says
Read full article: DeSantis raised $20 million in the 6 weeks since announcing his presidential run, his campaign saysFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign says it raised $20 million in the first six weeks after he announced his run for president.
American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session
Read full article: American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in sessionIn the afternoon, as word spread that supporters of President Donald Trump had breached security perimeters and entered the U.S. Capitol, the New Hampshire House passed a hastily drafted resolution condemning the violence. But after House Speaker Dick Hinch, R-Merrimack, died of COVID-19 a week after being sworn in during the Dec. 2 outdoor gathering, Republican House leaders scheduled a drive-in movie style session to elect his replacement and adopt rules for the next two years. The 24-member Senate also convened Wednesday, but in a fully remote session that wrapped up before the House even got going. House Democrats had pushed for the same, but Packard, R-Londonderry, said that wasn’t possible because the House hadn’t adopted rules to allow remote sessions. Several GOP House members tested positive for the virus after attending an indoor caucus meeting Nov. 20 where many attendees weren’t wearing masks.
Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home
Read full article: Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from homeIn this Aug. 26, 2020, photo provided by Dean King, Spartacus his pet exotic African serval cat, stands up to look at a coffeemaker in his home in Merrimack, N.H. The 40-pound (18-kilogram) serval cat has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. (Lisa King via AP)MERRIMACK, N.H. – A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. The family owns the cat legally and has a permit from the state’s department of fish and game, police said. Spartacus lives indoors, spending the days in an enclosure and roaming the family house at night.