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UofSC history professor encourages people to celebrate President’s Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – It’s President’s Day, a day that honors George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays. University of South Carolina History Professor Woody Holton says today is not a day of mindless celebration or an extra day off work or school.  He encourages people to celebrate the day by reading and learning about past presidents.  “To read about them…

Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau and Lorne Cook

Russian President President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that his country could invade Ukraine at any moment and use skirmishes as a pretext for an attack.