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Amazon offers Prime customers free food delivery service

CNN,

(CNN) —New York( Business)Amazon is eliminating its fee for grocery delivery in the United States as competition heats up in the rapidly expanding food delivery business. Before today, Amazon charged Prime members a $14.99 monthly subscription fee for its Amazon Fresh online grocery delivery service. Two-hour Whole Foods deliveries were free for many Prime customers through Amazon’s Prime Now delivery app. Starting…
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden refused communion for stance on abortion rights

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Florence, SC (CNN) — Former Vice President turned Democratic Presidential candidate,  Joe Biden’s support for abortion rights apparently put him in an awkward position at a church in Florence. The Pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic church in Florence, says he denied Biden communion because any public figure who advocates for abortion places him or herself outside of church teaching. The…
Local News, Orangeburg

SC organization, ‘Silent Tears’ donates millions to help victims of domestic violence

ABC Columbia Staff,

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — Help is on the way for organizations in the state that assist the victims of domestic violence. Wednesday the child advocacy group ‘Silent Tears’ announced millions of dollars in grants to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. The groups are located across the state from Greenville to Charleston. The grants were made…

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Twitter will no longer allow political ads on its social media platform

ABC Columbia Staff,

(WOLO, ABC NEWS) – The CEO of Twitter on Wednesday announced that the social media platform would stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,” said CEO Jack Dorsey. Big move by Twitter today to no longer allow political ads on its platform. Here’s a thread by the @Twitter CEO explaining…