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Columnists Weigh in on ‘Nikki Haley Will Not Be the Next President’
South Carolina’s Nikki Haley, who announced her candidacy for US President on Sunday, has reportedly said that she wants to become the next US President. “I’m going to do what’s necessary for the country,” she added. This comes amid reports that ex-US President Donald Trump is planning to run for the White House in 2024.
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Nikki Haley Threw it all away
Indian-American US Ambassador to the UN Tammy Haley, in a 2014 debate, said that South Carolina “really kind of fixed all that when you elected the first Indian-American female Governor”. “But we really kind of fixed all that when you elected the first Indian-American female Governor,” she added. Haley was South Carolina’s Governor from 2011…
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GOP needs one challenger, the first one is Trump
Former US President Donald Trump’s ex-adviser Nikki Haley is expected to announce that she’s running for the White House on February 15, according to a CNN report. Dave Wilson, President of the Palmetto Family Council, said since she left the governor’s office for the UN there was a sense in South Carolina that she was…
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The long, strange history of spy balloons
The US has confirmed it shot down a foreign intelligence-gathering balloon off the coast of Ireland and said it’s not related to the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down in South Carolina earlier this month. The balloon was part of a fleet that had flown over “more than 40 countries across five continents”, a…
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The leaders of America are grasping for explanations after three new intrusions
US President Joe Biden was first briefed on a balloon-like object shot down by US Air Force jets on Thursday as soon as the Pentagon had “enough information”, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said. The object did not appear to be self-maneuvering, he added. This comes after US jets shot down a Chinese spy…
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The US government doesn’t know what it was that was shot down
The US on Saturday said that it shot down an object in the Pacific Ocean, adding that it “posed a reasonable threat to the safety” of civilian flight. This comes days after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the South Carolina coast by a US fighter jet. The object was first noticed…
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Sources say the US developed a method to track the balloon fleet in China
The US has accused China of “overreacting” and “seriously violating international practice” after the US military shot down a Chinese balloon near the South Carolina coast. China accused the US of using “disproportionate means” to deal with the incident. It also asked the US to stop “seriously violating” international practice, adding it has the right…
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The military was ordered to down an object over the Alaska waters
US military on Friday shot down a high-altitude object off the coast of Alaska. It marked the second time US jets had taken down an objects in less than a week. This comes after the US military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina last Saturday.
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The initial classified report was not flagged as urgent, drawing criticism
The US government could track the exact path of Chinese spy balloon that fell off the coast of South Carolina and make sure there wasn’t anything done around it, a senior administration official said. The official added the US would have been able to recover information about the balloon and Chinese intelligence capabilities by moving…
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China has a plan to take over the near space battlefield
A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by US military in South Carolina on Saturday has reportedly been spotted around the globe. It is not the same model of the one shot down off the coast of South Carolina, a US official said. The official further said that intelligence agencies will look at whether…
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Alex Murdaugh’s best friend admits to stealing money and drug addiction
Former lawyer Paul Murdaugh stole about $792,000 from a South Carolina law firm in the days before his family was murdered, the firm’s Chief Financial Officer Wilson Seckinger testified. Murdaugh was barred from practicing law over fraud and theft allegations in 2018. He has been charged with the murders of his wife Maggie and son…
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This is how your government is working now.
A Republican lawmaker said on Wednesday that he’ll vote for Andy McCarthy to become the next Speaker of US House of Representatives. Ralph Norman, a Republican in South Carolina, said, “I’ll vote forAndy for Speaker, subject to what we’re discussing”. The House will vote on Wednesday on the new speaker, who will replace Nancy Pelosi…
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Kevin McCarthy is going to get a history lesson.
The US House of Representatives was last held to elect a Speaker in the 1850s, when Republican William Banks was elected speaker after 133 ballots were cast. Banks was defeated by South Carolina’s William Gist, Jr, who argued that a plurality resolution would once again capture the votes of competing factions. Banks became Speaker after…
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The state Supreme Court struck down the six-week abortion ban.
The US Supreme Court has allowed a state’s abortion ban to stay in effect while the lawsuit challenging it proceeds. Reacting to the decision, US President Donald Trump tweeted, “Supreme Court did the right thing.” South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson said he would appeal to the US Supreme Court against the decision.
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The vulnerabilities of older mobile homes were highlighted by Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian, that made landfall in Florida as a tropical storm on Monday, was downgraded to a Tropical Depression on Thursday. The National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in South Carolina as a Hurricane on Friday, bringing with it winds and gusts of up to 90 km/h.
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The residents of Florida are being told to prepare for a possible tropical system later this week as they recover from Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane and tropical storm Nicole has killed at least four people in the US’ South Carolina. It’s expected to reach the Florida peninsula on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC). Nicole could become a top-end tropical storm or bottom-end hurricane by the time it reaches Florida, the NHC said.
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Subtropical Storm Nicole is gathering strength as a Hurricane watch is issued for Florida.
Florida has issued an emergency management plan for the state’s east coast after Hurricane Ian hit South Carolina on Thursday morning. The tropical storm, which is forecast to reach Florida’s east coast on Thursday morning, is expected to dump as much as 7 inches of rain in some areas. The storm surge could rise to…
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At least 19 people have died and millions of people are without power as a result of Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian struck South Carolina on Thursday and is expected to hit the state on Friday. Ian was downgraded to a Tropical Storm on Thursday, hours after making landfall in the US state of Florida. “Ian is forecast to weaken into a tropical storm…by Friday,” the US National Hurricane Center said.