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Tim Scott is betting voters want a president who is more than tough: His sunnier style often charms small audiences but it has seen him struggle to hold the spotlight "Do you think you're not too nice to do the job that needs to get done?" That was the question that had been on 70-year-old JoElla Duprey's mind since she first heard Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott, South Carolina's junior senator, speak earlier this summer. Last Thursday, in a crowded room in a town hall at a hotel in the sleepy town of Ottumwa, Iowa, she finally got the chance to ask. "I appreciate people thinking I'm nice," Scott joked in response. "You have to be tough to get out of some of the neighborhoods where I grew up ... being tough is easy. The question we have not asked, especially as a party is, 'Is tough enough?'" Scott is betting voters want a president who is more than just tough. His sunnier, more preacherly style -- and penchant for avoi

Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker TOKYO -- Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen ($9 billion) — a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker — as sales grew and parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased. Toyota Motor Corp.’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the previous year, the company reported Tuesday. Quarterly sales edged up 24% to 10.5 trillion yen ($74 billion) as vehicle sales improved on-year across major markets, including Japan and North America. The difficulty obtaining computer chips that crimped auto production in recent years has eased, although it's unclear when that will get totally fixed, according to Toyota. Quarterly sales totaled 2.3 million vehicles, up from 2 million the previous year. Demand for its hybrid models was especially strong . Toyota has long been a leader in hybrids, w