Tag: South Carolina
Stink, sulfur and soot: Billionaire Kraft deals an air pollution crisis...
Currently, residents are still awaiting a solution to their health and air pollution crisis. As one resident told the EPA, “We are prisoners in our own smelly home.”
South Carolina cops on leave after arrest video goes viral
“There is no reason for the level of force we saw on that video yesterday. There’s no reason for that.”
Deputy fired and arrested for assaulting handcuffed woman on video
“His actions are unacceptable, and I will not have it from any of my deputies.”
‘We teach, we vote!:’ 10,000 teachers rise up against Republican legislature...
Led by the grassroots group SC for Ed, teachers from across the traditionally deep red state took personal days to stage the walkout.
‘Was that disruptive?’ congressman blasts air horn to make seismic testing...
"What if you depended on sound for hunting your food and for communication? Do you think it would be disruptive?"
South Carolina: Two women from mental health facility drown in flood...
“There are a lot of questions remaining about why this had to occur then, why there couldn’t have been some sort of an emergency delay.”
South Carolina prisoners were left in cells as Florence descended. Why...
Prisoners were instead put to work behind bars making sandbags to prepare for the storm’s arrival.
Climate change supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 million evacuate in Carolinas...
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a “life-threatening storm surge.”
Uranium leaked through floor of South Carolina nuclear plant
The leak comes as the Trump administration has promised to assist unprofitable nuclear and coal plants.
Exclusive: Photos show aftermath of lethal South Carolina prison brawl that...
The violence, which culminated in the deaths of seven prisoners, was the deadliest event of its sort in the past quarter-century in the United States.
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Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader in landmark decision
The ICC’s decision follows months of investigation into allegations of atrocities committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas, marking a pivotal moment in international justice.
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This system spans early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, and workforce development—each piece a load-bearing support for the American dream.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.