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Is the IndyCar title fight really just an illusion?

Last weekend, Josef Newgarden made the IndyCar Series title fight interesting. Well, a bit. The Team Penske driver’s double victories at Iowa Speedway, a track he truly excels at, puts him 80 points off dominator Alex Palou. So, should Chip Ganassi Racing’s Spanish ace be worried?

Autosport

At RAGBRAI, 'the ride will provide' is the mantra for thousands as they bike across Iowa

Associated Press Sports Writer Dave Skretta is one of the thousands of bicyclists riding across Iowa in the annual RAGBRAI event

The Independent UK

Block on Iowa's strict abortion law can be appealed, state Supreme Court says

The Iowa Supreme Court says Gov. Kim Reynolds can appeal a temporary block on the state’s restrictive abortion law

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Nikki Haley leads Ron DeSantis in South Carolina, Fox poll shows

The numbers show the former South Carolina governor remains a force in her home state and a threat to the lagging Florida governor

The Independent UK

Newgarden: Vital Iowa IndyCar wins "don't feel different" to others

Team Penske driver Newgarden led for 341 laps of the total 500 laps, scoring his fifth and sixth career victories at the short-track oval.

Autosport

Newgarden: Vital Iowa IndyCar wins ‘don’t feel different’ to others

Team Penske driver Newgarden led for 341 laps of the 500, scoring his fifth and sixth career victories at the 7/8-mile short-track oval.

Motorsport

Blue in a red state: It's important

My friend ran for state Senate in Iowa and got creamed. He knew he would. It was definitely worth it

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Newgarden complains lapping cars ‘worse than ever’ at Iowa

Newgarden moved ahead of Scott Dixon into second place in the points thanks to his third win of the season, which have all come on oval tracks, and is now 98 behind Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate Alex Palou, who finished eighth.

Motorsport

IndyCar Iowa: Oval ace Newgarden fastest in first practice

Newgarden, this year’s Indianapolis 500 winner, topped the 90-minute session around the 7/8-mile oval with a best lap of 18.242s, a speed of 176.428mph. He has led 1,056 laps and has four wins to his name in 12 starts here.

Motorsport

Top five Big Ten football offensive transfers for 2023

The Big Ten has some intriguing offensive playmakers arriving from the transfer portal #B1G

USA Today Sports Media Group

Can you spot the rarely seen Iowa critter in striking image?

Can you spot the rarely seen barn owl in a striking image shared recently by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources?

USA Today Sports Media Group

“I used it as a doorstop, then I had it on the back of my toilet”: Inside the night Slipknot won their first Grammy Award

In 2006, The Nine finally won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance after years of nominations. However, in typical Slipknot fashion, most of the band couldn’t have cared less.

Metal Hammer

How to watch INDYCAR’s action-packed doubleheader at Iowa Speedway

All you need to know ahead of the NTT @INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader at Iowa Speedway.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'If you go too fast, you miss all the fun' - 30,000 cyclists to traverse Iowa for RAGBRAI's 50th Anniversary

The oldest and largest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world, RAGBRAI, starts rolling this weekend.

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‘The future of abortion is tenuous’: relief and fear in Iowa as ban blocked

Rights groups and their lawyers have challenged abortion bans in many states and some rulings have led to a gray areas in law

Motorsport

IndyCar Iowa: Start times, how to watch & full entry list

This weekend’s events at Iowa will be twin 250-lap races (223.5 miles) on Saturday and Sunday around the 7/8-mile (0.894-mile) oval in Newton, Iowa.

The Independent UK

Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter

Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he’d received a target letter in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Iowa governor plans to appeal block on restrictive abortion law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state’s new, restrictive abortion law, previewing a likely emotional court battle that could take months to resolve

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Conor Daly returns to MSR IndyCar seat at Iowa, Pagenaud still out

Daly, 31, drove the Honda-powered #60 AutoNation/SiriusXM-backed car at Mid-Ohio after Pagenaud suffered a huge crash in practice. Daly finished 20th, ahead of team-mate Helio Castroneves.

Reason

Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime

Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more…

Tribune News Service

DeSantis group attacks Trump directly for the first time in Iowa ad

A super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is going on the offensive against former President Donald Trump, launching a new ad in Iowa amplifying Trump’s spat with the state’s popular Republican governor.

The Independent UK

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions

An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law

Tribune News Service

DeSantis resets 2024 bid with six months until voting starts

Ron DeSantis’s team sought to reassure donors about the rocky start to his presidential campaign bid by summoning them to Tallahassee for a briefing with senior staff and holding a reception at the Florida governor’s mansion on Sunday afternoon.

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit filed in Iowa to block Republicans’ six-week abortion ban

Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessing

The Independent UK

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election

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