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The evacuee’s window narrows when Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
Hurricane Milton is set to hit the west coast of Florida, US, on Wednesday night and its landfall is expected as early as Wednesday night, the US National Weather Service said. It added that Milton will make landfall as a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 135 kmph. Earlier, Hurricane Helene had made…
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As millions are without power, the death toll has risen to over 90
At least 30 people have died after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US’ Florida state, the state Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Monday. The states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have been hit by the storm, which has killed over 100 people in the US. Over 20 lakh people are without…
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The storm causes catastrophic flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians
US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in the states ofAlabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, which have borne the brunt of the damage caused by Hurricane Helen. Moody’s Analytics said that it expects $15. billion to $26 billion in property damage from the hurricane, which was downgraded to a…
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There were 4 things from Super Tuesday
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who lost the nomination to US President Donald Trump in November, has said that it’s “very possible” that he’ll run for the White House again. Biden’s statement came as he won the South Carolina Republican primary. He added that the 2020 election will be a referendum on Trump, with a…
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There are 4 things from Super Tuesday
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s team issued a statement saying that “there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump”. Haley’s team added, “The Republican Party needs to ensure that it is working to address these concerns.” Earlier, Haley had said that she would continue to run…
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Voting takes place in the G.O.P. Primary in South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has said that presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on African-Americans at an event “disgusting” are the latest example of a “huge warning sign” if he is the Republican nominee. Haley, speaking to reporters after casting her vote in the South Carolina primary Saturday, added that the comments are the latest…
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South Carolina voters are going to the polls for the G.O.P primary
Ex-South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has lost the state’s Republican presidential primary to Donald Trump, with 60% of votes counted. Haley’s campaign said that they are confident of victory. “I know that South Carolina will send a strong message to the world that our country is open for business,” Haley said. Trump has won all…
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Haley and Trump are scheduled to meet in South Carolina
South Carolina voters started casting their votes for the state’s Republican presidential primary on Saturday. The primary is locally run at the sheriff’s level and ultimately certified by South Carolina’s State Election Commission. Nikki Haley, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, is leading the polls ahead of the vote in her home state.
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We asked if Biden and the Democrats worked for Black people
Speaking ahead of South Carolina’s primary, US Vice President Joe Biden said, “It’s our vote…you should come with things that are going to impact…change our lives.” He added, “Having the Vice President come from an HBCU herself, she knows the stories…we go through.” Biden further said that the current and former governors of South Carolina…
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Republicans in New Hampshire have a decision to make regarding the party
US President Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. The former UN ambassador and his wife Melania Trump also won primaries in Iowa and South Carolina. Notably, this is the first time that a US President has won two states in one election since Joe Biden in 2008. Trump had won the…
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South Carolina’s case may add to the number of Democrats in the House
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a case over the new congressional district map in South Carolina. The court will determine whether the state’s map, which was redrawn in 2016 by the Republican-led legislature, is racial or partisan. South Carolina maintains its map wasn’t racial, but it was partisan. Both sides have requested…
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Who is Biden’s reelection campaign manager?
US President Joe Biden has said that he will not be running for another term in the White House in 2020. “I don’t think I’m ready to step down,” the 80-year-old said during a campaign stop in South Carolina. He added that he doesn’t have the experience or the stamina to serve the rest of…
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The White House tells agencies that they have 30 days to ban TikTok
TikTok has invited researchers and academics to its Washington, DC, office to learn more about how it is addressing lawmakers concerns over its ties to China through ByteDance. The list of expected attendees includes a disabled Asian American creator using TikTok to combat ableism, a small business owner from South Carolina who launched a greeting…
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A source familiar with the investigation said that Stephen Smith’s case is being investigated as a homicide
The parents of a man who was found dead in his car in South Carolina in February 2021 have decided to re-examine the case and exhume his remains. The parents of Stephen Smith had alleged that their son was killed by a lawyer who has been convicted of killing his mother and son earlier this…
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In Alex Mudaugh murder trial, the investigator asked if he killed his wife and son
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife and son. Alex Murdaugh was accused of killing his wife and son in a double murder trial. In his opening statement, Murdaugh’s lawyer Dick Harpootlian said the audio showed Murdaugh and his wife having a “normal discussion” with “no…
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A friend of a North Carolina woman found dead while on vacation in Mexico was issued an arrest warrant
A group of American women who were kidnapped in Mexico on Friday had crossed into the country for medical procedures, two family members of one of the victims said. The group was reportedly travelling from South Carolina so one of them would be able to undergo medical procedures across the border. Mexican authorities are searching…
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The race for Senate in Georgia has two Black men running
Black Republican US Senator from South Carolina, Mark Scott, said, “I am not just another ambition of one of the parties. I am a different kind of Republican.” Scott is the first Black Republican to be elected to the US Senate. Scott has previously served as Governor of South Carolina and as a state lawmaker.
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What can we learn about the Republican Party from Haley?
Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has become the first Republican to officially announce her intentions to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential election. Haley, who was running for South Carolina governor at the time, said she was “triggered” by the 2015 massacre of nine parishioners…
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Don’t sleep on Tim Scott is a word of advice for Republicans
An African-American Republican Senator from South Carolina, Mark Meadows, said that he would oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination for the US presidency if it’s nominated by the party. “I’m going to vote for the Democratic nominee,” he added. “I am not ready to support Barack Obama in any way, shape or form,” Meadows further said.
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These dishes are from blue zones in the U.S
African, Asian, Latino and Native Americans ate a diet that is “nearly a dead ringer” for the blue zone style of life, according to a book. The book’s author said they ate recipes that were found in “Gullah Geechee cuisine, a way of cooking” developed by descendants of slaves who settled in the Sea Islands…
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US officials have disclosed new facts about the Chinese spy balloon
The US has said that it shot down an unidentified object in Alaska airspace “in the last hour” as a “reminder” of the “unacceptable violation of US sovereignty and international law by the [People’s Republic of China] high-altitude surveillance balloon”. This comes after the US shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of…
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I think that she is a poor GOP candidate
US President Donald Trump’s UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said she didn’t think South Carolina would be able to secession from the rest of the US. Haley’s comments came during an interview with The Palmetto Patriots, a group which included a one-timeboard member of a White nationalist organisation. Dylann Roof massacred nine people at a historically…
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An investigator asks Alex Murdaugh if he killed his wife and son
A body camera video has surfaced online, showing the police officers who responded to the killing of former US attorney Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son in South Carolina. In the video, a police officer can be heard saying, “Alex Murdaugh called…police…he said his wife was dead.” Alex Murdaugh has been accused of killing his wife…
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Don Lemon will return to CNN after having formal training
US’ CNN anchor Don Lemon, who said that women are “in their prime in their 20s, 30s and 40s” during a discussion on ‘CNN This Morning’, has apologised. “The people I am closest to in this organisation are women,” he said. Lemon’s remarks came when he called former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s candidacy for…
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The GOP needs Trump’s first challenger
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley, has announced that she will not run for the US Presidential Elections in 2024. Haley was born in 1972 in Indian-American community of Seneca, South Carolina. The 41-year-old was the first woman and the only Indian-American to serve as the…