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Orangeburg Massacre remembrance to be virtual this year

Feb 7, 2021 9:56 PM EST

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COLUMBIA (Associated Press): The commemoration of South Carolina’s deadliest day during the civil rights movement will be virtual this year. The organizers of the Orangeburg Massacre remembrance typically want as much public attention as possible so history won’t forget the three Black South Carolina State University students killed on Feb. 8, 1968. The students were shot by state troopers during…

San Antonio area gets entire NCAA women’s basketball tourney

Feb 5, 2021 1:50 PM EST

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The tournament will still feature 64 teams and will run from March 21 through April 4. The NCAA will use five sites for the opening round, including the University of Texas, which is 80 miles from San Antonio, as a venue.

AP: The Latest: AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant

Feb 5, 2021 11:48 AM EST

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The developers of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine say the shot appears to work against the variant detected in Britain.

Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote

Feb 5, 2021 8:08 AM EST

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Vice President Harris gave the tie breaking vote to approve a budget resolution of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial

By Eric Tucker, Mary Claire Jalonick and Jill Colvin

Feb 5, 2021 5:52 AM EST

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Former President Donald Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial, according to an adviser.

AP: Retired military doctor is SC health agency’s new director

Feb 4, 2021 1:39 PM EST

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The South Carolina Senate has hired a military doctor to be the new director of the state’s beleaguered health and environmental agency.

House GOP faces difficult vote over stripping Greene of committee assignments

Feb 4, 2021 8:46 AM EST

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks with fellow House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, following a meeting called by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Democrats are demanding that the GOP leadership remove her from committee assignments because of her history of using social media to endorse outlandish conspiracy theories and violent, racist views. (AP Photo/J….

AP: Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin leaving office, but maybe not forever

By Meg Kinnard

Feb 4, 2021 5:43 AM EST

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Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia and one of the state’s highest-profile Democrats, will not seek a fourth term in office.

South Carolina pounds No. 22 Florida in paint, wins 72-66

Feb 3, 2021 9:27 PM EST

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AJ Lawson scored 22 points, Seventh Woods added 12 and South Carolina beat No. 22 Florida 72-66 on Wednesday night, potentially making the Gators’ return to the rankings a brief one.

AP: Senate panel OKs military doctor tapped to lead health dept.

Feb 3, 2021 11:42 AM EST

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A South Carolina Senate committee has approved the retired military doctor tapped to direct the state’s beleaguered health and environmental agency.

Author: Associated Press

Orangeburg Massacre remembrance to be virtual this year

San Antonio area gets entire NCAA women’s basketball tourney

AP: The Latest: AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant

Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial

By Eric Tucker, Mary Claire Jalonick and Jill Colvin

AP: Retired military doctor is SC health agency’s new director

House GOP faces difficult vote over stripping Greene of committee assignments

AP: Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin leaving office, but maybe not forever

By Meg Kinnard

South Carolina pounds No. 22 Florida in paint, wins 72-66

AP: Senate panel OKs military doctor tapped to lead health dept.

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