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20.07.2020 / 02:29

Rapper Kanye West draws crowd to 1st event as candidate

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, delivered a lengthy monologue Sunday touching on topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals. Whether he's actually seeking the nation's highest office remains a question.West said that while he believes abortion should be legal, financial incentives to help struggling mothers could be a way to discourage the practice.“Everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars,” he said as an example.Wearing a protective vest and with “2020” shaved into his head, the entertainer spoke before a crowd in North Charleston, South Carolina.

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If you’ve been to a South Carolina beach, health officials say you should get tested for COVID-19

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Health officials are asking visitors to South Carolina beaches to get tested for the novel coronavirus.On Friday, South Carolina public health officials advised anyone who recently visited a beach in South Carolina — especially those who did not practice social distancing or didn’t wear a mask — to get tested for COVID-19.“If you’ve gone to the beach, you’ve likely come in contact with somebody who is positive, but perhaps asymptomatic,” said Joan Duwve, director of public health with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.RELATED:CDC expands list of high-risk conditions for COVID-19 complications, removes age thresholdDuwve said infection rates are very high among those who have visited the

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Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court -- weighing into a 14-year-old legal saga yet again — has ruled that James Brown's last partner was not legally married to him. In an unanimous ruling on Wednesday, the state's justices wrote that Tomi Rae Hynie, a former partner of Brown's who claimed to be his wife, failed to annul a previous marriage, and therefore did not have a right to his multimillion-dollar estate.Brown's union with Hynie has long been the center of the evolving legal troubles following his death at the age of 73 on Christmas Day 2006.

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5 years after church massacre, S Carolina protects monuments

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Five years ago after eight black church members and their pastor were shot and killed in a racist attack, South Carolina came together and took down the Confederate flag from the Capitol lawn.Today, as yet another shocking killing of an African American roils the country, bringing a wave of pulled down statues and the removal of names of historical figures who repressed or oppressed other people, South Carolina leaders appears to be sitting out this movement so far.Wednesday marks five years since Dylann Roof sat through nearly an hour of Bible study at the Mother Emanuel AME church and then started shooting as the group prayed. Nine black worshipers were killed.

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Companies touting Black Lives Matter face workforce scrutiny

A demonstrator holds a Black Lives Matters sign during a protest against racism at the statehouse on June 6, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Sen. Graham defeats 3 GOP challengers in quest for 4th term

COLUMBIA, S.C. – COLUMBIA, S.C.In the next step of a race already on pace to become the most expensive in South Carolina history, U.S. Sen.

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Bond hearing scheduled for man accused of posing as Uber driver, killing Samantha Josephson

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The man accused of killing a South Carolina woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride is seeking to get out of jail while he awaits trial.Prosecutors say Nathaniel Rowland is scheduled to have a bond hearing via video conference before a Columbia judge on Tuesday morning.Rowland has been held in the Richland County jail since he was arrested last year and charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson of Robbinsville, N.J.

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South Carolina's Graham taking on 3 Republican challengers

COLUMBIA, S.C. – COLUMBIA, S.C.In the next step of a race already on pace to become the most expensive in South Carolina history, U.S. Sen.

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Curfews give sweeping powers to cops, but are often flouted

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Hundreds of cities have imposed curfews to keep the peace during a week of violent unrest across the U.S., employing a tactic that gives law enforcement sweeping arrest powers but is frequently flouted and criticized as being unconstitutional.

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Stacey Abrams endorses candidates in 7 US Senate contests

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alongside discussions of her own national political ambitions, former Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is wading into elections outside her home state, endorsing the campaigns of seven Democrats vying for U.S. Senate seats.

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Police: Woman tried to kill son by setting car on fire

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Police in South Carolina’s capital city have charged a woman with trying to kill her 14-month-old son by setting her car on fire.

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Woman killed by alligator in South Carolina was doing homeowner's nails

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Republicans leap to reopen economy; Democrats more cautious

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Announcing plans to begin reopening his state, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster cited the ongoing economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies of coronavirus

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) addresses a crowd during a canvassing kickoff event February 29, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Coronavirus outbreak: South Carolina health officials investigating source of COVID-19 for new presumptive cases

During a Saturday press conference in Columbia, S.C., physician Dr. Linda Bell provided further details on the two new presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the state, and said that health officials are investigating the sources of the virus for those infected.

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Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing board over airlines bailout

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from the board of Boeing Co., cutting ties with a company she long supported as South Carolina governor because of her opposition to a bailout of the airplane manufacturer that is in the works amid the new coronavirus outbreak.

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