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Inmates praised for saving guard being attacked by another prisoner, SC officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two inmates at a South Carolina prison are being praised for stopping a guard from being attacked Tuesday night, according to the state Department of Corrections.

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: New Hampshire unlikely to go quietly

In voting to exclude Iowa’s early caucuses and sandwich New Hampshire’s primary between those of South Carolina and Nevada, a key Democratic panel finally recognized the need for early tests that represent the party’s diversity.

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South Carolina prosecutors will seek life sentence, not death penalty, for Alex Murdaugh in murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Attorney General is seeking life without parole for Alex Murdaugh in the killing of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

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Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh to get documents that could challenge T-shirt evidence in South Carolina murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The attorneys of accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh will get access to documents that could challenge a key piece of evidence South Carolina prosecutors will use in its attempt to prove the once-prominent Lowcountry attorney brutally murdered his wife and son.

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Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs. UConn live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch

The Marshall Thundering Herd will meet the UConn Huskies in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday afternoon from Brooks Stadium in South Carolina.

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SC county settles ACLU lawsuit over ‘debtor’s prison,’ promises improved public defense

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington County, South Carolina, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by several people who had been jailed in the county for a failure to pay court fines and fees, who compared their situation to a modern-day “debtor’s prison.”

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Envision AESC To Invest $810 Million In South Carolina Gigafactory

Envision AESC announced that it will invest $810 million to build a new battery factory in Florence, South Carolina.

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From Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford) on the Congress and Presidential Election

Prof. McConnell noted this, and I'm delighted to be able to pass it along: In the course of researching an unrelated matter, I stumbled on this speech by Charles Pinckney—a prominent delegate to the Constitutional Convention, from South Carolina. The speech was delivered in 1800 in Pinckney's capacity as United…

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Mass shootings reopen the debate over whether crime scene photos prompt change or trauma

McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. — John Lites was one of the first police officers to respond to a 911 call from Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015, when a white gunman murdered nine Black people attending a Bible study.

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South Carolina ex-Gov. Beasley to step down as UN food chief

Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley has announced he will step down from his role as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?

No sooner had President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential primary calendar than states began balking

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Once prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh indicted on tax evasion charges ahead of murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, who earned millions of dollars from his Hampton law practice over a nine-year period and at the same time stole millions more from his firm and clients, has been indicted on tax evasion, the South Carolina attorney general’s office announced Friday.

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Carolina Panthers settle failed practice site for $100M

A federal judge has approved a bankruptcy settlement of about $100 million over Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s failed plan to build a practice facility for his NFL team in South Carolina

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Alex Murdaugh charged with tax evasion; made $14M in 9 years

A grand jury in South Carolina has indicted Alex Murdaugh on nine counts of tax evasion Friday

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Commentary: The negative aspects of Democrats' new primary calendar

President Joe Biden has asked the Democratic National Committee to alter the presidential nomination calendar drastically for 2024. Notably, his proposal would remove Iowa from its coveted lead-off position by replacing the caucuses with the South Carolina primary, which would move up a few spots. Georgia and Michigan would be…

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An update on 153 state legislative leadership roles

Welcome to the Thursday, December 15, Brew.

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SC’s Ralph Norman texted Meadows calling for martial law 3 days before Biden inauguration

South Carolina U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman said his text messages to Mark Meadows calling for former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law over the 2020 election results declaring Joe Biden the winner were out of “frustration.”

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How 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential contenders performed in newly proposed early primary states

The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee voted on December 2, 2022, to approve a proposal changing the early presidential primary schedule in 2024. South Carolina was selected as the first primary state, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day, then Georgia, and Michigan.

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South Carolina judge grants Alex Murdaugh’s attorney request for blood spatter evidence

WALTERBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina judge on Friday granted a motion from Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys to compel the state to turn over communications and underlying files that led an expert witness to say Murdaugh’s shirt was covered in blood from his son’s gunshot wound.

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh shot dead wife and son to cover up financial crimes, prosecutors say

Prosecutory say disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to gain sympathy, thereby providing a cover from damning financial crimes

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Prosecutors say Murdaugh killed wife and son to cover crimes

Prosecutory say disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to gain sympathy, thereby providing a cover from damning financial crimes

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Carolina electrical facilities targeted

Gunshots were fired near an electrical facility in South Carolina days after North Carolina's outage

Boston Herald

Joe Battenfeld: Democrats issue ultimatum to New Hampshire on first in the nation primary

The Democrats’ attack on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary — political payback for President Joe Biden’s humiliating loss there — has sparked a high-stakes confrontation that jeopardizes the party’s hold on the Granite State.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

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‘Perfect storm’ of debts and looming exposure drove Murdaugh to kill, South Carolina prosecutors say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A “perfect storm” of debts, drug abuse and the looming exposure of his numerous alleged financial crimes is what pushed a seemingly respectable Alex Murdaugh to kill his wife and son, according to a Thursday filing by the South Carolina Attorney General’s office.

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