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Education voucher expansion passes South Carolina House, but chances in Senate are uncertain

Republicans in the South Carolina House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill expanding a program allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private and home-school education even as a pilot plan is just starting and the state’s highest court is considering whether it is legal. After the 69-32 vote, the bill faces one more routine approval before heading to …

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3 great white sharks ping near Georgia, South Carolina coasts: 'It's moving days'

Three great white sharks have appeared off the Atlantic coast in recent days, according to a nonprofit that conducts research on the large predatory fish. The tagged sharks have “pinged” off the Georgia and South Carolina coasts in the last 24 hours, according to OCEARCH. Two pinged near Georgia on Tuesday night, WSB-TV reported. A shark named “Bob”, which weighs …

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Libby Murdaugh, mother of convicted killer Alex, dies in hospice

Elizabeth “Libby” Murdaugh, the mother of Alex Murdaugh who played an important part in her son’s adamant denials that he killed his wife and son, has died. Libby Murdaugh was in hospice care Tuesday when she died, according to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton County. She was a librarian and teacher in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Libby Murdaugh had been …

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South Carolina to extract toxic waste from WWII aircraft carrier USS Yorktown

More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to the South Carolina port city’s identity. The removal of over 1.2 million gallons of petroleum and other hazards is part of an $18 million remediation effort for the USS …

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