Politics

October 4, 2020
Waste contract at Savannah River Site could be worth $21B

The federal government is soliciting pitches to manage and clean up nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site, a contract that could be worth $21 billion over years. The Aiken...

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October 4, 2020
Online company finds success selling custom smokers

When COVID-19 hit in mid-March and forced people to pause their lives, Nathan Rhodes and Jeremy Murphy thought their Whitesville-based company Sling ‘N' Steel Custom Smokers … well … might...

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October 4, 2020
Online company finds success selling custom smokers

When COVID-19 hit in mid-March and forced people to pause their lives, Nathan Rhodes and Jeremy Murphy thought their Whitesville-based company Sling ‘N' Steel Custom Smokers … well … might...

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October 4, 2020
Online company finds success selling custom smokers

When COVID-19 hit in mid-March and forced people to pause their lives, Nathan Rhodes and Jeremy Murphy thought their Whitesville-based company Sling ‘N' Steel Custom Smokers … well … might...

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October 4, 2020
Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 at age 81

Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channeled global travel, has died. He was 81. The family said in a statement...

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October 4, 2020
Kansas airports face years of recovery after pandemic

The downturn in airline travel amid the coronavirus pandemic could lead to years of decreased flights to fewer destinations and a dramatic drop in building improvements, particularly at smaller airports...

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October 4, 2020
Vistra Energy to close coal power plants in Illinois, Ohio

A Texas-based company has announced the closure of its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois and three in Ohio as part of a plan to transition to renewable energy and...

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October 4, 2020
Bridge damaged by barges in storm won’t reopen for 6 months

A bridge in the Florida Panhandle that was damaged last month when construction barges broke lose and crashed into the structure during Hurricane Sally won't be reopened for another six...

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October 4, 2020
Bridge damaged by barges in storm won’t reopen for 6 months

A bridge in the Florida Panhandle that was damaged last month when construction barges broke lose and crashed into the structure during Hurricane Sally won't be reopened for another six...

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October 4, 2020
Bridge damaged by barges in storm won’t reopen for 6 months

A bridge in the Florida Panhandle that was damaged last month when construction barges broke lose and crashed into the structure during Hurricane Sally won't be reopened for another six...

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October 4, 2020
Seismic search for oil in Atlantic Ocean looks dead for now

Seismic exploration for oil and gas off the south Atlantic coast is unlikely to proceed this year because permits expire Nov. 30, federal officials and company representatives told a federal...

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October 4, 2020
Parents: Online learning program has racist, sexist content

Zan Timtim doesn't think it's safe for her eighth-grade daughter to return to school in person during the coronavirus pandemic but also doesn't want her exposed to a remote learning...

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October 4, 2020
Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders if the career she built over three decades is over. Back in March,...

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October 4, 2020
Georgia park to close for about 2 months for renovations

Beginning Monday, a Georgia park in Dougherty County will be closed for renovations. Turtle Grove Park is scheduled to be closed for around 60 days to complete the work, WALB-TV...

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October 4, 2020
Givenchy to unveil new designer debut at Paris Fashion Week

Storied maison Givenchy is set to unveil new designer Matthew Williams' debut collection Sunday, although the brand may have hoped such a big new beginning would have come under better...

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October 4, 2020
The Rock may back Biden, but most celebrity endorsements are career opportunism… which is why they NEVER come out for Republicans

Celebrity endorsements don't matter to the public, but they do matter to the Hollywood elites who can make-or-break a celebrity's career. And no one is more aware of that than...

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October 4, 2020
Illinois offers $5M in grants for meat and poultry producers

State officials have announced a $5 million grant program for Illinois meat and poultry producers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Livestock and poultry producers haven't been able to sell as...

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October 4, 2020
New Caledonia voters choose to stay part of France

A majority of voters in New Caledonia, an archipelago in in the South Pacific, chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence Sunday, in a referendum that marked...

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October 4, 2020
He’s fought COVID-19 for months. Can he ever really beat it?

Larry Brown had been on a ventilator for 37 days. Nurses periodically turned the 45-year-old former Indiana State football player onto his stomach to help him breathe. Though sedated, he...

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October 4, 2020
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform

Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue...

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October 4, 2020
Intimate & heart-wrenching: The compelling story of parents who cryogenically freeze their dead 2-year-old child

Netflix's Hope Frozen documentary follows a family in Thailand that turns to science in their fervent desire that their daughter may one day live again. It is a surprisingly poignant...

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October 4, 2020
South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home

The coffin-maker knew death too well. The boxes were stacked in his echoing workshop like the prows of ships waiting for passengers. COVID-19 was turning his business upside down. Then...

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October 4, 2020
South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home

The coffin-maker knew death too well. The boxes were stacked in his echoing workshop like the prows of ships waiting for passengers. COVID-19 was turning his business upside down. Then...

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October 4, 2020
Law school graduates worry amid delays in Florida Bar exam

After Ivonne Antonian graduated from Florida A&M University's law school in Orlando, she lined up a job at the Orange-Osceola Public Defender's Office and was eager to begin her career...

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October 4, 2020
Doctor: Trump improving, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet

President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff...

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October 4, 2020
Culinary, hospitality center opens in South Carolina

The studios are ready, the kitchen is pristine and the glasses are polished at The Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center. The center, a collaboration between the Greenville Tech Foundation...

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October 4, 2020
New fire chief shares background, hopes for new job

In one hand Salvatore Scarpa held a premature infant. With his other hand he gave the newborn chest compressions. It was an early spring morning in the late 1990s, in...

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October 4, 2020
Scooter’s Records still rockin’ and rollin’ amid pandemic

Scott “Scooter” Thomas sits behind the register and basks in the vocals of Texas-based bluegrass group The Gourds. The tune, “Lower 48,” is part of Thomas' recent kick on Longhorn...

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October 4, 2020
50-year-old Schumacher tops qualifying at Midwest Nationals

Tony Schumacher powered to his first No. 1 qualifier since 2018, breaking the track speed Saturday in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Schumacher,...

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October 3, 2020
The Latest: Christie hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms

The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT): 6:10 p.m. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has tweeted that he's checked...

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October 3, 2020
The Latest: Trump says he is ‘going to beat’ coronavirus

The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT): 6 p.m. President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer...

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October 3, 2020
The Latest: Trump says he is ‘going to beat’ coronavirus

The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT): 6 p.m. President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer...

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October 3, 2020
Feds: California convict tried steal $22M from loan program

The former leader of a Black Muslim temple convicted five years ago of defrauding several local governments in California has been charged with trying to steal $22 million from the...

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October 3, 2020
Georgia Power customers to see $18 reduction on October bill

Georgia Power customers are getting a cut on their October bill. Most residential customers using more than 1,000 kilowatt hours per month will get an estimated $13 credit on their...

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October 3, 2020
Klentak out as Phils GM after 3rd straight September slump

Matt Klentak has stepped down as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after a third straight September collapse left the team out of the postseason for the ninth consecutive season....

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October 3, 2020
If at 1st, or 14th, you don’t succeed: Zhang’s Slam history

For eight long years, Zhang Shuai and Grand Slam tennis simply weren't friends. From a 2008 debut at Flushing Meadows, to Roland Garros two years later, and then onward to...

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October 3, 2020
Kentucky newspaper says city violated open meetings law

The State Journal is asking Kentucky's Attorney General to find that the City of Frankfort violated the Open Meetings Act in the lead up to firing the former city manager....

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October 3, 2020
Kentucky newspaper says city violated open meetings law

The State Journal is asking Kentucky's Attorney General to find that the City of Frankfort violated the Open Meetings Act in the lead up to firing the former city manager....

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October 3, 2020
IndyCar extends deal with manufacturers, delays new engine

The IndyCar Series will continue running the same engines each of the next two seasons. It also will be working with the same two engine manufacturers, Chevrolet and Honda, into...

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October 3, 2020
N. Carolina Senate race upended by texting, virus diagnosis

North Carolina's intensively competitive and expensive U.S. Senate race has been upended by personal and health disruptions that sent sharp tremors and uncertainty through the campaigns and an electorate already...

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