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SC Public Radio News
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After a two-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic, United Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport to Washington-Dulles International Airport starting in September, the airline announced May 13.
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An April hailstorm that wrought $5 million (and counting) in damages in York County was immediately followed by roofing salespeople canvassing neighborhoods. A lot of residents say they got overwhelmed twice.
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Two-time WNBA MVP and former Gamecock A’ja Wilson is getting a Nike signature shoe. The deal was announced Saturday as the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces prepared to play a preseason exhibition against the Puerto Rican national team at South Carolina.
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On Thursday, the York County Board of Zoning Appeals voted down a plan to allow a solar panel manufacturer to build a facility in Fort Mill expected to generate up to 800 jobs. The company may appeal or seek a new spot in York County.
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A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues.
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The 2024 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly is ending. It will perhaps be better remembered for the things that didn’t pass.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Mike Switzer interviews Jeremy Finger, a certified financial planner with Riverbend Wealth Management in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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This week we're talking with Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier, authors of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery (2023, Hachette).Since founding the Slave Dwelling Project in 2010, Joseph McGill has been spending the night in slave dwellings throughout the South, but also the in North and in the West, where people are often surprised to learn that such structures exist. Events and gatherings arranged around these overnight stays have provided a unique way to understand the complex history of slavery. McGill and Frazier talk with us about how the project got started and about the sometimes obscured or ignored aspects of the history in the United States.
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This week we'll be talking with Richard Hatcher, author of the book, Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War. Construction of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor began after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack. The fort was still incomplete in 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter occurred, sparking the American Civil War.In writing Thunder in the Harbor, Rick Hatcher conducted the first modern study to document the fort from its origins up to its transfer to the National Park Service in 1948.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 21, 2024: a look at the political calendar for the week; Sen. Tim Scott on VP speculation and his thoughts on RFK, Jr.; updates from the 1st and 4th congressional district primaries, including who isn’t debating ahead of the June 11 primary; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 18, 2024, we’re looking back at the 60th anniversary of racial integration of the University of South Carolina, the same week as the 70th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court; Gavin Jackson’s April 19th conversation with USC history professor Dr. Bobby Donaldson and Dr. Henrie Monteith Treadwell; and more!
More Local and National News
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rosmary Ros-Demarize about autism in early childhood.
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The two Republican primary challengers looking to replace Congresswoman Nancy Mace say the Lowcountry deserves better, calling the incumbent’s conduct in Washington embarrassing.
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A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.
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Activists who describe themselves as "abortion abolitionists" want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.
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Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.
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Bad weather may have been a cause of Sunday's crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. But mechanical issues, possibly exacerbated by a lack of spare parts due to U.S. sanctions, could also be a factor.
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Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.
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The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
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Target said it is trying to help customers save money as well as stay competitive in its markets. Price reductions have already been reflected in about 1,500 products.
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FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg says he's prepared to step down once a successor is confirmed. Gruenberg has been widely criticized for fostering a toxic workplace at the agency.
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