For more than a century, South Carolina Democrats seeking political office have traveled by horseback and automobile to a general store on the banks of the Pee Dee River to make their case to curious voters. Their destination: the biennial stump meeting in Galivants Ferry, S.C., which has been hosted by different generations of the […]
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A strike by over 49,000 United Auto workers against General Motors could have been averted had the company made its latest offer sooner, the union’s top negotiator said in a letter to the company. In the letter dated Sunday, UAW Vice President Terry Dittes told GM’s labor relations chief that the latest offer could have
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U.S. health officials say there were no new measles cases reported last week, a sign the nation’s worst epidemic of the disease in 27 years could be in its final stages. The current epidemic emerged about a year ago. It took off this year, with most of the cases reported in Orthodox Jewish communities in
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Image copyright Getty Images The TV industry is about to enter “a second wave of disruption” due to new players in the streaming market, according to the BBC chief Tony Hall. In a speech on Wednesday, Lord Hall will say the main impact of the new Disney and Apple streaming services may be felt by
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The Baltimore Orioles might lose 110 games and still not end up with the No. 1 pick in the draft. That race, so to speak, is pretty unforgiving this year. The Orioles (49-100) are in the middle of a four-game series at Detroit (44-104) that matches the teams with the two worst records in baseball.
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Iran has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, and President Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, the country’s state-run news media reported on Monday. “Neither is such a plan on our agenda nor will such a thing happen,” Seyed Abbas Mousavi, a spokesman
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When I saw that Sephora had added a new product that promised to smooth out otherwise unfixable acne scars in eight weeks, I was intrigued but not entirely convinced. When I saw it had already racked up close to 200 five-star reviews, I grabbed my credit card. But my excitement was tempered — nearly all
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John Oliver on Sunday zinged Joe Biden over his “record player” comment during last week’s Democratic presidential debate. (See the video below.) In his monologue, the “Last Week Tonight” host replayed the former vice president’s rambling answer in response to a question about reparations for slavery. “We bring social workers into homes of parents to help
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Something was on fire on the field at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium Sunday, and it wasn’t the Tennessee Titans’ offense. A pyrotechnics malfunction caused a piece of equipment to ignite into flames and burn the grass minutes before the home team’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, according to The Tennessean. No injuries were reported, per a statement
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When I tell people I’m a farmer, I’m often met with puzzled looks. I didn’t grow up on a farm. I’m not a grizzled white man in his 60s with a John Deere hat. I’m a woman in her 20s with a naturally soft voice and a slim build. I grew up in a small
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