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SC Department of corrections to spend nearly a million to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in prisons
The State Department of corrections is spending close to one million dollars on air purifiers to combat the spread of covid-19 in prisons. The agency told lawmakers it plans to install…
Graham schedules vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court - before her confirmation hearings have even ended. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham scheduled a committee vote…
Jaime Harrison campaign breaks congressional fundraising record
United States Senate candidate Jamie Harrison shattered a campaign fundraising record over the weekend.
U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison declines to participate in debate Friday
The Lindsey Graham campaign says that Graham's opponent in the race for the U.S. Senate, democrat Jaime Harrison, has declined to participate in the second senate debate scheduled for Friday evening in Spartanburg.
Harrison, Graham face off over COVID-19 testing ahead of second debate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Jaime Harrison, released a statement Thursday saying he plans to take a Coronavirus test before Friday night's second debate, and wants the Republican incumbent, Senator Lindsey Graham to take one…
President Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden
President Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Joe Biden after organizers made that announcement due to him having COVID.
Coronavirus dominates first and only vice presidential debate
(CNN) --- Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris come face to face in Utah for their first and only debate. The exchange between the two, a very…
Marine general has COVID after Pentagon meeting
In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, then-Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, deputy on Aug. 8, 2016. Thomas, now the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, has tested positive for the coronavirus,…
SC Supreme Court rules governor's plan to spend federal coronavirus aid on private school grants unconstitutional
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that the governor's plan to spend $32 million in federal coronavirus aid on grants to help parents afford K-12 private school unconstitutional.
The Latest: Top Trump aide Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19
Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and speechwriter, tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday.
FDA push for volunteer follow-ups in clinical trials
(CNN)--- The US Food and Drug Administration made clear Tuesday it will want to see two months of follow-up data after volunteers get their second dose of vaccine as part of clinical trials testing…
S. Carolina sees tens of thousands of absentee votes roll in
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The state Election Commission says more than 23,000 absentee ballots were turned in Monday in South Carolina, the first day the state offered in-person absentee voting for the 2020 general election. The commission says the number…
Changes to come in 2020 VP debate
Big changes are on the way for the vice presidential debate Wednesday.
Facebook, Twitter remove president's post claiming COVID-19 is less deadly than flu
(CNN)--- Facebook on Tuesday removed a post from President Trump in which he falsely claimed that Covid-19 is less deadly than the seasonal flu. Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company removed the post for breaking its rules on Covid-19…
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