What was Charleston like at the end of the Civil War?
One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...
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Two American flags burned by teenage arsonist in Chatham County, police reports and victims say
At least two American flags were among the properties allegedly burned by the teenager who was arrested and charged on Jan. 30 in relation to a string of arsons that occurred in the Islands area ...
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Tariff fallout: Trade war kicks off, Trump flags EU excise, dollar nosedives
US President Donald Trump has intensified the prospect of a global trade war after declaring he "absolutely" intends to place tariffs on imports from the European Union.
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Body found in south GA home more than 2 weeks after it burned down
A person’s body was found inside a burned down south Georgia home earlier this week. But it’s been weeks since the house caught fire. Jesup city officials announced this week that a body was ...
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On-site investigation of burned-out Air Busan plane to begin
Its wings and engines were not burned, a transport ministry statement said. South Korea's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is leading the investigation, and was joined on Thursday ...
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Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
but they come amid a grinding civil war where the military has steadily lost ground nationwide. With many forces opposing the junta and the election, tensions are set to rise ahead of the ...
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Otti flags off major road construction, vows not to leave any part of Abia behind
On Thursday, Mr Otti made the vow at the flag-off of the construction of Sections 1 and 2 of the 13-kilometre Onuinyang–Okporoenyi–Oboro–Ikwuano Road in Abia. The flag-off ceremony was at ...
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South Carolina schools’ race, gender rules face civil rights lawsuit
The South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging its restrictions on how race and sex are taught in the state’s K-12 schools. South Carolina Budget Proviso 1. ...
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South African Military Clarifies DRC White Flag Incident
SANDF clarified that the white flag was raised as part of an agreement to allow M23 to recover their dead and injured near the South African base, a common practice in war to facilitate a truce. In a ...
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South Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash
South Korea’s authorities investigating last ... the accurate cause of the accident,” it said. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN agency, requires accident ...
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China has brokered another ceasefire in Myanmar civil war. But will it hold?
The latest China-brokered truce in Myanmar’s civil war is likely to hold for now but lasting peace may still be a pipe dream, according to observers. Myanmar’s military government and a major ...