Tributes paid to Czech billionaire killed in chopper crash
Politicians and friends in the Czech Republic have paid tribute to Petr Kellner, the country’s richest man, who was killed in a…
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Ship ‘partially refloated,’ but still stuck in Suez Canal
By Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy
Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal
South Carolina beats Georgia Tech 76-65 to reach Elite Eight
It’s the third time in the past four women’s NCAA Tournaments that the Gamecocks have at least reached the regional finals.
Senate passes bill to ticket slow left lane drivers
COLUMBIA (AP): The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill to fine people who don’t get over from the left lane of a three-lane highway when overtaken by traffic. The version passed by the Senate fines drivers $25 but does not add any points to their license when they clog the left lane. The House passed its own version of…
A $5 coin from 1822 just sold at auction for $8.4 MILLION
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The coin trading world has a new gold standard with the $8.4 million sale at auction of the only known 1822 half eagle $5 piece in private hands. Coin experts confirmed the coin that traded hands Thursday in Las Vegas is one of three of its kind in existence and the price was the highest for…
SC’s unemployed will once again have to prove they are looking for work
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Unemployed South Carolinians will have to prove they are looking for work if they want to keep receiving jobless benefits starting next month. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce had suspended the twice-weekly mandatory work searches due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the agency says the requirement will go back into effect April 18…
Relief bill includes $95M for South Carolina health centers
South Carolina health centers are getting more than $95 million toward supporting COVID-19 vaccination and services for vulnerable populations.
Death toll from Texas’ February winter storm, outages doubles to 111
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people — nearly doubling the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The frigid weather also was blamed for dozens of more deaths across other Southern states including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky…
Half of U.S. elementary schools open for in-person learning
UNDATED (AP) — Nearly half of U.S. elementary schools were open for full-time classroom learning as of last month. But a Biden administration survey says the share of students with in-person instruction has varied greatly by region and by race — with most nonwhite students taught entirely online. For the White House, the results of the national survey released yesterday…
Few Black women coaches lead Power Five basketball programs
Dawn Staley and Joni Taylor embraced before and after the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship, savoring a historic moment in women’s basketball.
