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Woman remote works from anywhere in world and puts £1,600 a month into savings

Madi has been doing her office job from Columbia, Guatemala, Mexico, Italy, Costa Rica, France, Belgium and Kenya

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South Carolina’s strongest earthquake in eight years rattles state

City of Columbia felt the brunt of Wednesday’s quake

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Antisemitic flyers found throughout South Carolina city tied to nationwide propaganda campaign

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Antisemitic flyers in plastic sandwich bags were distributed to homes throughout the Columbia-area city of Forest Acres earlier this month. The local police department is now investigating.

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Secrecy surrounds latest SLED arrest of Murdaugh alleged accomplice

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Curtis “Fast Eddie” Smith, an alleged accomplice in some of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s multimillion-dollar fraud schemes, has been quietly arrested and is being held in the Colleton County jail.

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Roe v. Wade was overturned, but who even gets abortions in South Carolina? This is what state figures show

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, but women currently can still have abortions in South Carolina, though the state prohibits them after 20 weeks and imposes other restrictions.

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‘Physically angry in a flash’: Sheena Greitens alleged abuse by former governor in 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sheena Chestnut Greitens grew concerned enough about her then-husband Eric Greitens’ violent and controlling behavior four years ago that she gave detailed allegations of the former Missouri governor being physically and emotionally abusive to her and their young children to a marriage therapist and a family lawyer,…

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South Carolina lawmakers poised to pass stricter abortion laws

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Legislature looks well positioned to pass more restrictive abortion legislation this year should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade.

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‘Rotting away’: Recorded phone calls depict Alex Murdaugh’s life in Richland County jail

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s voice rose as he talked to a family member about the remote control he had acquired for the television in the Richland County jail.

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2 killed, 2 more injured in shooting at South Carolina nightclub, sheriff’s office says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two men were killed and two other people were injured Sunday in an early-morning shooting at a South Carolina nightclub, the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy

British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA for personal use.

The Conversation

Here’s what family of Murdaugh housekeeper will do with money from lawsuit over her death

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Out of great evil has come good was the theme of a gathering Thursday to announce a foundation to help the Hampton County’s needy at Christmas time.

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South Carolina Supreme Court summons disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh to appear in person on disbarment

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has summoned suspended Hampton County attorney Alex Murdaugh, who remains jailed in Richland County on a slew of financial charges, to its courtroom on June 22 to show cause why he should not be disbarred.

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‘You’ve done some illegal’ stuff, Alex Murdaugh’s son tells dad in jail phone recording

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The son of suspended Hampton County lawyer Alex Murdaugh told his father during a recorded phone call in December that Alex did “some illegal” stuff.

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Republican Nancy Mace defeats Trump-endorsed challenger Katie Arrington in SC primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican Nancy Mace defeated Katie Arrington in one of South Carolina’s most hotly-contested primary congressional races Tuesday night, delivering another setback to Donald Trump’s primary endorsement record.

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SC’s sole Democrat Jim Clyburn fends off 2 challengers in primary race to secure 16th term

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s sole Democrat in Congress Jim Clyburn easily fended off two Democratic challengers in his primary race Tuesday to secure his 16th term.

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Remains found in South Carolina plant match DNA from missing man’s family members, coroner says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Spartanburg County Coroner confirmed Tuesday afternoon that human remains on a conveyor belt found after a 20-year-old man went missing match the DNA of his parents.

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I tried Aldi's new espresso coffee flavoured gin and it wasn't what I expected

The gin is made from the "finest blend of coffee beans" from Columbia and Peru

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Woman killed and 7 others hurt in graduation party shooting, South Carolina authorities say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Eight people were shot, and one was killed, at a Saturday night graduation party in the Midlands, the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Governor says he’s ‘studying’ ideas to curb SC gun violence in wake of mass shootings

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says his office is reviewing policies and ideas that could help curb gun violence in the wake of multiple mass shootings that includes last week’s Texas school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead.

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Trump’s ‘vengeance’ criticized by Paul Ryan during endorsement of Tom Rice for Congress in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday made a rare political endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Rice in a Congressional race that has him once again squaring off against former President Donald Trump and others in the GOP who are looking for “vengeance” against Republicans who impeached…

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3 teens found dead hours after 16-year-old was killed in nearby shooting, South Carolina cops say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hours after a 16-year-old was killed Sunday, the Newberry Police Department said officers responded to another shooting nearby where three more teenagers died.

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Kids hurt after being attacked at middle school by angry adult mom, daughter, SC cops say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An adult mother and daughter are in jail after attacking three students at a Midlands middle school Wednesday, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Early voting coming to SC after lawmakers reach deal on election board oversight

COLUMBIA, S.C. — True early voting in South Carolina appears likely to become a reality this year.

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Judge sets $1 million bond for former CEO Russell Laffitte, accused of fraud in Murdaugh saga

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge set a $1 million bond Friday for fired Hampton County banker Russell Laffitte, who is accused of scheming with suspended attorneys Alex Murdaugh and Cory Fleming to defraud legal clients of settlement money.

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SC House GOP agrees to redistricting redraw over lawsuit alleging racial gerrymandering

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House Republican leaders have agreed to adjust the boundaries of the controversial and contested state House map lawmakers adopted in December and will use in the 2022 election cycle, according to new court filings.

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