‘Connections’ March 24: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #652

For Michigan City residents, the potential conversion of the NIPSCO generation station is met with mixed emotions, as some, like executive director Ashley Williams, fear the continued use of fossil fuels, while others, like councilwoman Nancy Moldenhauer, see it as a step backward environmentally. NIPSCO has agreed to study conversion options for the plant, including gas turbine and battery storage systems, with plans to retire the plant by 2028 and make investments in LaPorte County...

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., advised Democrats to distance themselves from the far-left and focus on issues that impact working-class Americans, urging a return to simple, repeatable messages like lower costs, safe streets, and secure borders. Torres highlighted the party's failure on immigration and criticized the Biden Administration for waiting too long to address the migrant crisis, accusing the president of pandering to the far-left. He believes that the far-left's influence on the party's messaging and...

Best-selling author Stephen King took a jab at billionaire Elon Musk for offering $1 million payments to two people who signed a petition related to the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Musk's actions have been criticized for potential illegal election bribery, but a judge declined to stop him, leading to an appeal from the state's Attorney General. The election will determine the court's control and has become the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history, with...

Hundreds of thousands of protestors in Istanbul rallied for the 10th day over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's political rival, as the opposition party organized the massive protest calling for his release and Erdogan's resignation. Civil unrest has escalated since Imamoglu's arrest on alleged financial crimes, with supporters denouncing it as politically motivated, prompting calls for an early election and a change in leadership amid a government crackdown on opposition leaders. Full Article

In Manhattan's Meatpacking District, a crowd of protesters outside a Tesla dealership has swelled to hundreds, carrying signs with messages like "Burn a Tesla, save Democracy" and "Nobody voted for Musk." J.F. Garcia, a retiree from New Jersey, expressed fear of living in an oligarchy under Musk's rule, stating that positive change cannot be achieved by breaking things. Ahead of the demonstration, the NYPD prepared with multiple vans parked around the block, following previous incidents...

The Chicago area is at risk of strong-to-severe thunderstorms on Sunday, with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible, especially south of Interstate 80 in Illinois and Indiana. The threat level for severe storms is categorized as "enhanced" in those areas, while the rest of the Chicago area, including the city, faces a "slight" risk. High temperatures will be in the upper-60s and low-70s, with the potential for thunderstorms in the afternoon fueled by dewpoints in...