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South Carolina churches can remain open, even during a pandemic, under bill signed by governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina churches can stay open during a crisis, even amid a pandemic like COVID-19, under a bill Gov. Henry McMaster signed on Tuesday.

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Racist massacre survivor urges hate crimes law in S Carolina

With the opportunity to make South Carolina the 49th state to pass a hate crimes law nearly gone, supporters turned to one of the survivors of the most heinous racist attack in modern America to make their case

The Independent UK

Citadel student charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot asks judge to OK 3-week trip to Europe

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A student at South Carolina’s military college who faces criminal charges in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is requesting permission to travel to Estonia for a three-week summer school trip that would include visits to U.S. and NATO government installations.

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Naismith Trophy Winner Aliyah Boston Signs With Under Armour

The South Carolina star and national champion is using her platform to expand the game to her hometown.

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Commentary: With firing squad, South Carolina is trying to return to its barbaric past

South Carolina officials want to shoot Richard Moore to death because in 1999 the now 57-year-old shot and killed Nikki Speedy Mart clerk James Mahoney. They settled on that method after forcing Moore to decide between a firing squad or the state’s 110-year-old electric chair. In short, South Carolina wants…

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2023 NFL Draft Top 15 Pro Prospects By Position: First Look

2023 NFL Draft Position Rankings - the first look at who the top prospects appear to be.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Scott Fowler: David Tepper can learn from George Shinn’s mistakes moving Charlotte sports teams to SC

He was an owner of multiple pro sports teams in the Charlotte region who liked to straddle the two Carolinas, sometimes playing one state off against the other when he wanted something new built.

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'Our hearts are breaking in Cayce,' mayor says after police officer killed in shooting

A South Carolina police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty Sunday morning before the man who pulled the trigger took his own life, Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan said.

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EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works

It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of South Carolina’s first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad as his attorneys pursue legal challenges

The Independent UK

Second South Carolina execution on hold after court halts firing squad plan

Two days after pausing plans for a rare firing squad execution, South Carolina's Supreme Court announces it is putting another execution on hold as inmates challenge the constitutionality of the state's capital punishment methods.

ABC News

2nd SC execution on hold after court halts firing squad plan

The South Carolina Supreme Court has put another execution on hold, two days after temporarily blocking plans for a rare firing squad execution

The Independent UK

'Take a drug test': South Carolina's Katie Arrington challenges Rep. Nancy Mace after pot conference

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Escalating her criticism of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's focus on cannabis reform, Republican Katie Arrington said Friday that her opponent in the 1st Congressional District should not only take a drug test but make the results public, insinuating that Mace may have been "high" while representing South…

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Possible Problems With Lethal Injection Drugs Stop Tennessee Execution

Meanwhile in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court delays a planned execution by firing squad.

Reason

Mark Meadows also registered to vote in South Carolina

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows was reportedly registered to vote simultaneously in three states, including South Carolina

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Third suspect arrested in South Carolina mall shooting

Police have arrested a third suspect named in an Easter weekend mall shooting in South Carolina that wounded nine people

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Proud Boys follower indicted on charges of threatening Biden, Harris and SC judges

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A follower of the Proud Boys extremist group has been indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening the lives of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and two South Carolina federal judges.

The Independent UK

Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled

Tennessee is set this week to execute its first inmate since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out plans for its first-ever firing squad execution

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South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily halts planned execution by firing squad

First execution was planned for 29 April

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Commentary: Fusion voting brings more people to the polls

Last month, the South Carolina House unanimously approved a bill that would abolish fusion voting, which allows more than one political party to run a common candidate for public office. Our state has always permitted it.

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Financial victims of former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh indicate lawsuit coming against former Hampton bank CEO

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The family of one of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial victims has indicated in a new court filing that a lawsuit is coming against Russell Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank, regarding the family’s more than $800,000 in missing settlement money.

The Independent UK

Second arrest made in South Carolina mall shooting

Police say they have have identified two more suspects in a Saturday shootout inside a crowded South Carolina mall in which nine people were shot

Salon

Four major shootings over Easter weekend

At least three people were killed and dozens were injured in Pittsburgh, Portland, and South Carolina

The Independent UK

Mass shooting wave rattles communities large and small in US

Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a month of rampant gun violence that's touched both big cities and small, rural communities across the nation

Reason

Death by Firing Squad Returns to South Carolina

Due to a lack of access to lethal injection drugs, Richard Moore had to choose between the electric chair and getting shot through the heart.

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