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Shooter kills 1 and injures 10 in Texas days after firing at a police officer, officials say

Authorities in Texas say a man who opened fire in a shooting that left one dead and 10 injured had shot at police just days earlier during a chase.

 

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Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame.

 

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Nancy Mace’s unpredictable career is up in the air after finishing last in South Carolina primary

Rep. Nancy Mace has finished a distant fifth in South Carolina’s Republican primary for governor, leaving her political future uncertain.

 

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Evette and Wilson advance to runoff for South Carolina governor while Graham clinches nomination

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson have advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor while U.S. Sen.

 

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A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry.

 

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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections

The South Carolina Senate has rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional districts in hopes Republicans could gain an extra seat.

 

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Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here’s where things stand

Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act.

 

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South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

The South Carolina House has endorsed a plan to redraw its congressional districts to favor Republicans at the urging of President Donald Trump.

 

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

The South Carolina House is debating legislation that could redraw congressional districts to help Republicans possibly win an additional seat in the November elections.

 

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New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

New U.S. House districts in Florida are facing their first test in court. A state judge heard arguments Friday on a request to block the new districts from being used in the midterm elections.

 

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Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one.

 

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Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty.

 

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Trump’s redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri’s top court

President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes. South Carolina senators defied his push Tuesday, while Missouri’s top court upheld a new map backed by Trump that could benefit Republicans in the midterm elections.

 

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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts

Alabama lawmakers have approved a plan for new U.S. House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections.

 

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Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

Tennessee has enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. The new voting districts signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov.

 

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Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests

Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts.

 

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Tennessee Republicans target Memphis as South Carolina considers joining House redistricting battle

South Carolina is the latest state to enter a redistricting battle after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act.

 

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Florida man executed for the killing of his brother’s teenage stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago

A Florida man convicted of killing his brother’s 13-year-old stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago has been put to death.

 

These researchers set house fires to see what stops wildfires at home

Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires. At a site in South Carolina, researchers burn down test houses to learn how different materials and designs can withstand flames.

 

South Carolina Senate protects nearly all monuments and bans adding QR codes to statues

The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to protect nearly every historic statue, monument, and building name from changes or removal.

 

North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding

The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out longtime litigation over education funding in the state.

 

Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress — again — in South Carolina

Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District. On Monday, he filed paperwork just hours before the deadline to enter the June 9 Republican primary.

 

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Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the charges against two Louisville officers tied to the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

 

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Early photos of enslaved people in 1850 head home from Harvard to South Carolina museum

Harvard University has handed over rare 1850 photos of enslaved people to a museum in Charleston. Descendants of the enslaved say that means they are finally coming home.

 

After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson heads home to South Carolina and lies in state

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has been honored in South Carolina by lying in state at the Capitol in Columbia.

 

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South Carolina man gets life without parole for killing 5 while high on meth

A man who authorities say killed five people when he was so high on drugs that he hadn’t slept for days has been sentenced to life without parole.

 

Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is being honored in South Carolina, where he was born and where his civil rights work began as a teenager.

 

Officer found not guilty in shooting death of unarmed South Carolina man after high speed chase

A jury has found a former small town South Carolina police officer not guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed driver after a high-speed chase.

 

Another state moves to keep payments to college athletes secret

South Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to keep secret how much money teams and athletes are paid under new college sports rules.

 

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Man charged with murder after police say 2 killed in drug deal at South Carolina State University

Police say a man faces murder charges after a marijuana deal inside a South Carolina State University dorm ended with two people dead in a shooting.

 

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