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    Law
    The bill, which was signed on Thursday, would prohibit abortion as soon as cardiac activity can be detected with an ultrasound, except in cases of rape, incest or when a mother's life is in danger.
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    Court Temporarily Blocks South Carolina Heartbeat Abortion Ban

    Feb 19, 2021
    "Today, abortion remains safe and legal in South Carolina, and politicians' plan to restrict access to health care has failed," the region's Planned Parenthood president said following the decision.
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    Politics
    U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, pictured in 2019, was formally censured by South Carolina's Republican Party Saturday for his support of Trump's impeachment. Rice was one of only 10 House Republicans to join Democrats in voting to impeach.
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    South Carolina GOP Censures Rep. Tom Rice Over Trump Impeachment Vote

    Jan 30, 2021
    The state party leadership approved their official rebuke on Saturday. Rice was one of 10 House Republicans to vote in favor of impeaching Trump.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A health care worker from the Medical University of South Carolina administers a coronavirus test this month in Charleston, S.C. U.S. health authorities said Thursday that the first U.S. cases of the variant that emerged from South Africa were detected i
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    South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

    Jan 28, 2021
    "At this time, we have no evidence that infections by this variant cause more severe disease," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, shown earlier this month, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

    Dec 22, 2020
    The Republican governor's office said he is "experiencing mild symptoms with a cough and slight fatigue." McMaster's wife also contracted the virus but his office said she is asymptomatic.
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    NPR Electoral Map: Biden Lead Widens Again With Less Than A Month To Go

    Oct 09, 2020
    At this point, Biden leads nationally and in enough key swing states to reach 270 electoral votes. Still, Trump remains within striking distance in several important places.
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    A bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is shown before the pandemic. The governor's curfew on alcohol sales affects bars but not retailers.
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    S.C. Governor Imposes 11 P.M. Alcohol Curfew For Bars And Restaurants

    Jul 10, 2020
    Gov. Henry McMaster's order will go into effect Saturday night. The governor says it targets young people, who account for nearly 1 in 4 of the state's coronavirus cases.
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    Analysis
    Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina talks with former Vice President Joe Biden at Biden's Democratic presidential primary rally in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.
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    4 Takeaways From Joe Biden's Big Win In South Carolina

    Mar 01, 2020
    The former vice president won by nearly 30 points in South Carolina, giving him a big claim to being the principal alternative to Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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    Elections
    Former Vice President Joe Biden attends services Sunday at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C.
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    5 Things To Watch For In Tuesday's South Carolina Democratic Debate

    Feb 25, 2020
    A lot is on the line in the 2020 primary debate. It might be the last chance for moderates to slow Bernie Sanders' momentum. And who comes out better — Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg? Here's a guide.
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    People in Milford, N.H., wait in line to enter an event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday.
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    Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

    Feb 11, 2020
    Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.
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    Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
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    5 Takeaways From The Last Democratic Debate Before The New Hampshire Primary

    Feb 08, 2020
    The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.
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    Politics
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign stop at Nashua Community College in Nashua, N.H.
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    Iowa Keeps Getting Messier: 5 Takeaways From The Caucuses' Near-Tie

    Feb 07, 2020
    Iowa's results still aren't quite settled, but it's clear former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders finished in what was essentially a tie. What does it all mean?
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    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma testifies on Capitol Hill in October.
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    South Carolina Gets Green Light To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements

    Dec 13, 2019
    Under the new rules, most adults who quality for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.
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    National
    Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for Colleton County sheriff in South Carolina, released a photo of himself in blackface in a recent campaign video. He says he was dressed as Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison f
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    South Carolina Sheriff's Candidate: I Wore Blackface 10 Years Ago

    Oct 10, 2019
    In a political ad, Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Colleton County, S.C., says he wanted to share his past mistakes before opponents tried to use them to disparage him.
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    Hurricane Dorian is edging close to the Southeastern coast, bringing dangerous flooding to South Carolina. The storm is seen here at 8 a.m. ET Thursday.
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    'It's Very Dangerous': Dorian Drenches Carolinas As Eye Churns Offshore

    Sep 05, 2019
    The Category 2 hurricane is just off the coast, and its heavy winds and rains are hammering the Southeast. "If you don't need to be out," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, "don't go out."
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    Residents wade through a street flooded with water brought on by Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas, on Tuesday. The storm spent most of Monday and into the morning Tuesday essentially stalled out over the Bahamas, relentlessly pounding the islands wi
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    Dorian Weakens To A Category 2, But Is 'Growing In Size'

    Sep 03, 2019
    Dorian is roughly 105 miles off the shore of Fort Pierce, Fla. It has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Officials in the Bahamas say there are at least five storm-related deaths.
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    SC Says US Government Shipped Ton Of Plutonium Out Of State

    Aug 09, 2019
    AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Officials in South Carolina say the U.S.
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    Kanesha Adams stands in the parking lot outside of Jim Clyburn's World-Famous Fish Fry on June 21 in Columbia, S.C. The event featured appearances by 21 Democratic presidential candidates seeking voters in the early primary state.
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    Black Women, Motivated To Oust Trump, Aren't Convinced Of Any Democrat Yet

    Jun 26, 2019
    While former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in early polling for the Democratic nomination, black women interviewed by NPR all say they are still weighing their options.
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    Analysis
    Former Vice president Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters legislative conference in March. He got into the Democratic presidential nomination fight Thursday.
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    The Democratic Field Is Set: 8 Questions About What Comes Next

    Apr 26, 2019
    There are 20 candidates vying to take on President Trump in the 2020 Democratic primary, and all the big names are now in. So what does each of them need to do to survive?
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    Business
    Tremaine Smalls attaches parts to an engine at Volvo's plant in Ridgeville, S.C. The automaker has shifted its exports to Europe as the result of the U.S. trade war with China.
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    Trump's Trade War Forces Volvo To Shift Gears In South Carolina

    Apr 16, 2019
    The Chinese-owned Swedish automaker was originally planning to ship U.S.-made luxury sedans out of the Port of Charleston and send them to China. Trump's trade war threw a wrench in those plans.
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    South Carolina: Nevada Push To Move Plutonium Repeats Risks

    Apr 05, 2019

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — South Carolina says Nevada's demand for the U.S. government to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly trucked between the two states last year contradicts its claim that moving the radioactive material is dangerous.

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    National
    The KC Mart in Simpsonville, S.C., after it was announced the winning $1.5 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket was purchased there in October 2018.
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    Anonymous Mega Millions Lottery Winner Claims $1.5B Jackpot In South Carolina

    Mar 04, 2019
    Lottery winners can elect to remain anonymous in fewer than a half-dozen states.
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    Nevada Senators Want Classified Briefing On Secret Plutonium

    Feb 02, 2019
    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's U.S. senators are asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry for a classified briefing on the secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a nuclear security site north of Las Vegas.

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    National
    Emergency crews responded to the Allen Benedict Court public housing complex in Columbia, S.C., Thursday. They found two men dead in the morning and later discovered gas leaks in multiple buildings.
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    2 People Dead In S.C. Public Housing Complex, 411 Evacuated After Gas Leaks

    Jan 18, 2019
    Police haven't yet confirmed that the deaths of the men, who were found Thursday morning in separate apartments in Columbia, are tied to the leaks.
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    National
    Officers stand near where two people drowned in a Horry County Sheriff's transport van overturned by floodwaters in South Carolina.
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    South Carolina Deputies Will Face Charges In Drowning Deaths Of 2 Women

    Jan 03, 2019
    The deputies were fired last year after an internal investigation into their actions while transporting two patients for mental health care through floodwaters from Hurricane Florence.
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    National
    President Trump hands out food on Wednesday at Temple Baptist Church in New Bern, N.C., where food and other supplies are being distributed.
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    After The Rains, Casualties Mount Amid Florence's Still-Rising Floodwaters

    Sep 19, 2018
    In South Carolina, two women being taken for mental health care died when the van they were being transported in met high waters. Sunny skies have returned, but flooding problems are just beginning.

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