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Ole Miss’ Cayden Lee thrives as a ‘Silent Assassin’
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 18, 2025
ATLANTA – Don’t let the smile that always seems to be gracing his face or the relative lack of offseason chatter about him fool you. Ole Miss junior wide receiver Cayden Lee is an established force. Lee was a three-star member of the Rebels’ 2023...
1.4M of nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes due to Trump’s proposed HUD time limit
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 18, 2025
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) -- Havalah Hopkins rarely says no to the chain restaurant catering gigs that send her out to Seattle-area events -- from church potlucks to office lunches and graduation parties. The delivery fees and tips she earns on top...
South Carolina Ranks 21st in Health?Insurance Burden
WRHI - South Carolina
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A new WalletHub study released July 10, 2025, reveals that South Carolina residents spend approximately 8.42% of their monthly household income on individual health?insurance premiums—placing the state 21st out of 50 in terms of relative financial...
South Carolina Marks 10th Anniversary of Confederate Flag’s Removal
WRHI - South Carolina
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Today, July 10, 2025, marks a decade since the Confederate battle flag was removed from the grounds of the South Carolina State House. The flag’s lowering on this day in 2015 followed a tumultuous period of debate and a bipartisan vote by the...
Fever star Caitlin Clark to sit out of 3-point contest, WNBA All-Star Game after injury
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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July 18, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark may be an injury doubt for this weekend’s All-Star game but her star power in Fever country remains indisputable, as Indianapolis prepares to host the WNBA showcase with their sharpshooting talisman the undeniable...
What's the most popular used vehicle in TN? Look to the Blue Oval
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Nissan may be TN's favorite new car brand, but Ford is its favorite used car brand. A full-size pickup from Ford is the most popular used vehicle in the Volunteer State, according to an automotive study. Car buyers can score this truck for steeply...
Volvo boss Samuelsson wants EU to cut ‘unnecessary’ car tariffs to defuse Trump threat
Sowetan
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July 18, 2025
The CEO of Volvo Cars urged the EU to cut its 10% tariff on American-made cars, arguing European carmakers do not need protection from US competitors in an interview with Reuters on Thursday. Brussels, along with representatives from the car...
New books you could love
Observer
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July 18, 2025
Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf (released July 1) follows Hollis Sutherland, who doubted her grandfather when he warned her about the omens that would announce the devil’s return: blood trickling from flowers, paintings distorting, birds crashing...
Trump asks Bondi to seek release of ‘any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony’ around Epstein investigation
CNN
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July 18, 2025
CNN — President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce pertinent testimony related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, seeming to bow to pressure to release more material on the case. “Based on the ridiculous amount of...
Over 210,000 Michigan residents to benefit from medical debt relief plan
CBS 62 Detroit - Michigan
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Over 210,000 Michigan residents will get financial assistance from a new partnership intended to forgive their outstanding medical debt. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others made the announcement Thursday, saying that the first round of debt...
Big fish, big dreams: Wilson youth chase Bassmaster Jr. National Championship
The Wilson Times - North Carolina
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The fishing trip of their lives awaits Cody Aliff and Jon Parker Pope as the 13-year-old buddies are heading to Georgia next week to compete in the B.A.S.S. Bassmaster Junior National Championship. The duo, rising eighth graders and baseball...
Cumberland and Isaiah United Methodist Churches Celebrate Reverend Kathy Brown Anderson
The Press and Standard - South Carolina
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By Anna Bright Every fifth Sunday during the year, these two “sister” churches come together for worship service; the one held in June was hosted by Cumberland. However, this last one was extra special! It marked the first anniversary of the...
Orangeburg residents share input in SCDOT I-26 widening project
WCSC - South Carolina
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July 18, 2025
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WCSC) - Residents in Orangeburg shared their thoughts on a project to widen a portion of the Interstate 26 corridor. The South Carolina Department of Transportation is targeting a 27-mile portion of the I-26 corridor in a new...
Editorial: Charleston's first 'pedestrian scramble' an encouraging step forward
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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July 18, 2025
In 1998, when the first roundabout was built in Charleston County — where Mathis Ferry intersects with North Shelmore in Mount Pleasant — some feared people were literally going to die. Instead, most of us got used to, and increasingly fond of,...
South Carolina marks 10 years since Confederate flag removed from State House
FOX57 - South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — On July 10, 2015, the Confederate battle flag was lowered from South Carolina’s State House grounds for the last time. During a brief but meaningful 7-minute ceremony, a State Highway Patrol honor guard lowered and folded...
South Carolina Peach Festival: Here's how yellow and white peaches differ
GoUpstate - South Carolina
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All peaches are recognizable by their distinct color and fuzzy skin; they all have a pit in the middle. But when you bite a peach, you might notice that the inside color varies. The flesh of the peach, or the mesocarp, is either yellow or white....
South Carolina football's ratings in EA Sports College Football 26
Bluffton Today - South Carolina
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COLUMBIA — Though South Carolina football doesn't kick off until Aug. 31, fans can pass time by playing as the Gamecocks in EA Sports' "College Football 26". The standard version of the game is available as of July 10, but for those who preordered...
Free training offered for first responders in South Carolina
WRDW 12 - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Emergency medical service professionals are required to renew their certifications about every two years in South Carolina to stay up to date with what’s changing. However, for some small rural agencies, that can be a pretty penny...
South Carolina Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for July 9, 2025
Bluffton Today - South Carolina
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The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 9, 2025, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from July 9 drawing 05-09-25-28-69, Powerball: 05, Power Play: 2 Check...
South Carolina AG Wilson slams CA Gov. Newsom, says he's an example of how not to run a state
Just the News
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July 9, 2025
South Carolina GOP Attorney General Alan Wilson on Wednesday slammed California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying he can't properly run a state. "He is here campaigning for the next presidential election because he thinks South Carolina is...