The Know Daily - Tuesday 16 January 2024

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A critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka - also known as a “dancing lemur” - has made its first public appearance since its birth at Chester Zoo last year… and it really couldn’t be cuter. The bright-eyed, fuzzy-coated baby is one of the world’s rarest primates, with the at-risk species only found in the wild in forested pockets of Madagascar. 

🇺🇸 Trump wins big in Iowa 

Donald Trump secured a resounding victory in the first 2024 Republican contest for the presidential nomination on Monday. 

Go on… 
The former US president took more than half of all votes cast in last night’s Iowa caucuses, “cementing his status as the clear frontrunner” for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said the BBC.

And while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appears to have narrowly beaten former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley to a distant second place, “no clear rival emerged from Iowa”, reported the BBC’s North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. 

What does this mean for the race overall?
Trump’s “unprecedented margin” of victory - alongside his “massive lead” in national polls - will strengthen his case that his nomination is a “foregone conclusion”, said Reuters.

The former president’s win in Iowa comes as he faces a number of criminal charges - though CBS News noted that Republican voters there “largely dismissed Trump's legal woes”, with most saying he would still be fit for the presidency “even if he were convicted of a crime”. 

What happens next?
The next Republican presidential primary will take place in New Hampshire on 23 January, before the remaining 48 states plus US territories cast their votes.

The winning candidate will then face a Democrat - most likely Joe Biden - in the November presidential election.