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Feb 22 2024
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Tim Scott says Nikki Haley should drop out of 2024 race ‘for the good of the country’
GEORGETOWN, South Carolina — Former 2024 presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) ramped up his calls for Nikki Haley to drop her White House bid Thursday, arguing she should do so “for the good of the country.” Scott, 58, was asked Thursday morning after casting his early vote in the Palmetto State’s presidential primary whether Haley — who first appointed him to the Senate in December
New York Post (News)Feb 22 2024
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N.D. customers to see Xcel natural gas rate increase
BISMARCK, N.D. (Prairie Public) – Xcel Energy natural gas customers in North Dakota will see their bills go up by an average of $5.73 per month, beginning in March. The North Dakota Public Service Commission granted Xcel an interim rate increase, while the PSC considers a full rate increase. The utility had filed for a 9.4 percent hike, or about $8.5 million. The interim increase would be $7.9
KFGOMar 13 2024
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County Durham RAF veteran walks 95 laps for 95th birthday
An RAF veteran has walked 95 times around a primary school field to raise money for charity for his 95th birthday. Cpl Donald Elsom, from Annfield Plain, County Durham, took on the challenge to help raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. He started doing the laps at Catchgate Primary School last September and finished his final lap on 13 March - one day before his 95th birthday. Diagnosed
BBC NewsMar 06 2024
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Alabama approves legislation to protect IVF providers after state Supreme Court ruling
The Alabama House and Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to provide legal protection for providers of in vitro fertilization (IVF) after the Alabama Supreme Court determined that frozen embryos enjoy the same rights as children. The court issued the decision in February, after which multiple state providers of IVF paused treatments, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Just The NewsFeb 22 2024
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Exports of SC-made goods topped $37.3B in '23 as growth surpassed national average
South Carolina's automotive sector, primarily BMWs built at the German automaker's Upstate plant, helped boost the state's export total to $37.3 billion worth of goods in 2023, far outpacing the national average. Last year's total represents an 18.4 percent jump from 2022, according to figures released by Gov. Henry McMaster's office. Nationally, exports of goods were down by 2.2 percent in
The Post and CourierDec 06 2023
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Raleigh to Richmond's high-speed passenger rail lands $1B grant
A new high speed rail could be coming to North Carolina sooner than expected. What's happening: The U.S. Department of Transportation will award a $1 billion grant for the construction of a new passenger rail between Raleigh and Richmond, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis announced Tuesday. Why it matters: The massive cash infusion is enough to fund a significant portion (but not all) of the work needed
AxiosMar 06 2024
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Alabama bill to protect IVF passes House, Senate; heads to governor's desk
An Alabama bill that would protect in vitro fertilization treatment in the state has been approved by the state legislature and has been sent to the governor's desk for approval. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey has said she will sign the bill into law as soon as it reaches her desk. The legislation comes weeks after the Alabama state Supreme Court issued a decision that embryos are children, causing
ABC News (Online)Sep 21 2023
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Lawsuit says man died after Google Maps directed him over collapsed bridge
Google is being sued by a widow who says her husband drowned in September 2022 after Google Maps directed him over a collapsed bridge in Hickory, North Carolina. Google failed to correct its map service despite warnings about the broken bridge two years before the accident, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Alicia Paxson in Wake County Superior Court. Philip Paxson "died tragically
Ars TechnicaJan 23 2024
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Haley jabs at Trump as New Hampshire voters head to the polls: 'This is not a coronation'
Nikki Haley on Monday rejected the idea that she must win the New Hampshire presidential primary to continue her challenge to former President Donald Trump. In an interview on NewsNation, the former South Carolina governor said that while the "political class" has declared Trump the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, all her campaign needs to do is finish "stronger" than in Iowa
Fox News DigitalFeb 20 2024
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American family of Californian ballerina facing life in Russia for ‘treason’ plead for help freeing her
A dual US-Russian citizen being held in Russia on suspicion of treason for giving $50 to a Ukrainian charity had traveled there to spend New Year’s Eve with her family, The Post has learned. Ksenia Karelina’s American mother-in-law and ex-husband are now pleading for help to have her freed and brought home to the US. The 32-year-old amateur ballerina who manages a Beverly Hills spa, was first
New York Post (News)