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SC Senate’s $12.6B budget gives workers raises, no bonuses

Apr 14, 2022 2:28 PM EDT

Associated Press,

South Carolina’s budget will likely face intense negotiations in the Legislature after Senate budget writers advanced a $12.6 billion plan based on $2 billion in income tax cuts and rebates.

Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail

Apr 14, 2022 1:49 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The man charged in this week’s Brooklyn subway attack has been ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified the “entire city.”

US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan reaches 5%

Apr 14, 2022 1:27 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Longterm U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week as the key 30-year loan rate reached 5% for the first time in more than a decade amid persistent high inflation.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

Apr 14, 2022 12:22 PM EDT

Associated Press, CNN,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.

Pfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds

Apr 14, 2022 11:27 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. Pfizer said Thursday new data shows its kid-sized booster could help healthy elementary-aged children rev up virus-fighting antibodies.

US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low

Apr 14, 2022 11:11 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs.

RECAP: South Carolina, Staley honored with downtown parade

Apr 13, 2022 8:35 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Thousands of fans filled the streets of downtown Columbia for a celebration of South Carolina’s second women’s basketball national championship Wednesday.

South Carolina governor signs bill on convention of states

Apr 13, 2022 4:47 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday signed into law the bill seeking changes to the Constitution.

Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine

Apr 13, 2022 3:26 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Biden announced the aid after a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to coordinate the delivery of the assistance, which he said included artillery systems, artillery rounds, and armored personnel carriers, as well as helicopters.

CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises

By Zeke Miller

Apr 13, 2022 12:21 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The order was set to expire April 18, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday extended it by two weeks.

Author: Associated Press

SC Senate’s $12.6B budget gives workers raises, no bonuses

Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail

US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan reaches 5%

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

Pfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds

US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low

RECAP: South Carolina, Staley honored with downtown parade

South Carolina governor signs bill on convention of states

Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine

CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises

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