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Man charged with distributing child sexual abuse material in Anderson
A man was arrested on charges of distributing material containing child pornography in Anderson county, according to the ...
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parent’s ...
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Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
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Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...
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Deputies investigating armed robbery in Pickens Co.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery incident that took place at an Easley gas station.
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Jackpot lottery won in Pickens Co.
The winning number of the Palmetto Cash 5 Jackpot was drawn in Pickens County. The winning ticket was bought at the Hot Spot located at 2801 Gentry Memorial Highway. The ticket matched all five ...
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Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflation
President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep. Economic growth ...
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Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk ...
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Trump won’t ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are ...
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Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs
President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose ...
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What to know about President Donald Trump’s order targeting the rights of transgender people
An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people ...
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Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat visited Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the small ...