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South Caroline funeral home to honor unclaimed veteran

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina funeral home is asking people to come to the funeral of a 75-year-old Navy veteran who has no family to claim him. Caughman Harman Funeral Home said the funeral for Petty Officer Third Class James Miske will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery near Columbia. The funeral home says the…
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Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ inspires autistic boy to sing

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We had an #oldtownroad miracle at my house. My son Daniel has #autism and doesn’t talk. We caught him humming the @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus tune the other day. Then Bless God, my baby started singing the song on his own. His therapists have started to use it in his sessions! pic.twitter.com/vtCNWeg6ax — Sheletta Brundidge (@TwoHauteMamas1) June 4, 2019 (Associated Press)…
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16-year-old driver injured, 14-year-old killed in SC crash

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UNION, S.C. (AP) – A 16-year-old driver has been injured and a 14-year-old passenger was killed in a crash in South Carolina’s Union County. WYFF-TV reports it happened at 4:32 p.m. Friday. State troopers say the 16-year-old who was driving a Honda Civic ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree. The passenger, who was not…
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Woman sues TSA over strip search at airport

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A Las Vegas woman has sued the Transportation Security Administration after she says they made her strip down in Oklahoma before a flight back to Nevada, KTNV reports. Rhonda Mengert says in her lawsuit she was traveling through Tulsa International Airport on Mother’s Day when an implant in her hip set off the metal detector, The TV station reported. Mengert said she…
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Audit finds Clemson doesn’t complete some summer camp checks

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – An audit of summer camps at Clemson University found a lack of background checks for some staffers. The audit obtained by The Greenville News found that several camps were failing to run returning staffers through the National Sex Offender Registry each year and getting statements that there were no violations during the past year. The camps…
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Benedict College launches first graduate program

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Benedict College has launched the first graduate program in the school’s 149-year history. The State reports the Masters of Business Administration program will open to its first group of students on July 1. The program, announced in a news release Friday, will be housed at the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students will…
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5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape

5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone-- ByKRISTA LARSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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At first no one knew why the 5-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play. Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries. The…

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