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Shares of Digital World Acquisition (DWAC) surged on Tuesday following former US President Donald Trump’s winning of the Iowa caucus, with 20 delegates from the state set to vote for Trump at the Republican National convention. The company is known for financially backing Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, to go public. Yahoo Finance anchors Josh Lipton and Madison Mills break down the latest developments for the company and what Trump’s win could mean going forward. For more expert… Source link

The Iowa Democratic Party office in Des Moines. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images) The short answer: Not much. Since 1972, Iowa Democrats — like their Republican counterparts — have held a privileged position in choosing their party’s nominee. In fact, it had a better record of picking nominees than the GOP caucuses: Hillary Clinton (in 2016), Barack Obama (in 2008), John Kerry (in 2004) and Al Gore (in 2000) all won Iowa before capturing their party’s nod later in the year. But Iowa,… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]LSU wins 1st national championship in program history, downing Iowa in NCAA tournament Final Four  Yahoo Sports Source link

When watching the Iowa Hawkeyes play offense, some might say that they’re setting college football back 20 years. Well, oddsmakers aren’t exactly disagreeing this week. The total for their game this weekend against Rutgers is currently set at 33.5 points at BetMGM. If the total closes this low, it’ll be the lowest total between two FBS teams since 1995. Both teams struggle offensively You know a game is going to be a defensive struggle when one of the highlighted marquee matchups ahead of… Source link

All offseason, Iowa’s coaches were optimistic that the team’s lackluster offense would show improvement in 2022. Maybe that improvement will show up in Week 2. Iowa won its opener over South Dakota State on Saturday in a very unconventional yet totally on brand fashion. The Hawkeyes won 7-3 in a game in which their defense scored more than the offense. The defense registered two safeties for four points. The offense could only muster a field goal. If you had to think of a team that would… Source link

A Californian is going viral after sharing the biggest culture shocks she faced after moving to Iowa. The clip comes courtesy of Katie Bishop (@katphishhbishh), a podcaster and CRNA student now living in Iowa. Her video, about the most surprising differences between her old state and new one, now has over 800,000 views. Bitcoin ETFs: What are they and how to invest in them? It’s the latest entry in a long line of posts about culture shocks TikTokers have faced after moving. In one clip, an… Source link

One of the biggest stories from the first two rounds of the NFL draft was the lack of quarterbacks being selected. Only one went in the first two rounds. It was a bit funny that the 2022 NFL draft ended with a quarterback being picked. The 49ers owned the final pick, 262nd overall. It was a compensatory pick, one of nine extra picks at the end of the seventh round. They took quarterback Brock Purdy from Iowa State. Purdy threw for 3,188 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season…. Source link

A year after winning just two games, Iowa State is moving on to the Sweet 16. The Cyclones, the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, upset No. 3 seed Wisconsin 54-49 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. And they did it in front of a largely pro-Wisconsin crowd on Sunday night in Milwaukee. The Cyclones (22-12) had a 2-22 record in 2021 but have now won two games in the NCAA tournament in their first season with T.J. Otzelberger as head coach. Gabe Kalscheur led the way for ISU in what was… Source link

The Big Ten tournament champion is out of the men’s NCAA tournament. No. 12 Richmond knocked out No. 5 Iowa with a 67-63 win Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Midwest region. The Spiders’ Nathan Cayo had two huge buckets in the paint in the final 90 seconds of the game while Richmond got a little help on a no-call by referees on a missed three by Iowa’s Kris Murray. Murray attempted a three with a minute left and the Hawkeyes trailing, 60-57. He was clearly hit on the arm by… Source link

On his final day as principal owner of the Iowa Cubs, Michael Gartner surprised his staff with an unforgettable goodbye gift. He shared profits from the sale of the Des Moines-based minor-league baseball team with all 23 of the club’s full-time employees. Gartner didn’t reveal his intentions until Tuesday evening during a staff-wide gathering inside a ballpark lounge overlooking left field. As some employees scarfed down hot dogs and sipped beer and others watched from afar via Zoom,… Source link