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A strike by some 33,000 Boeing machinists is impacting production of the company's best-selling airplanes

Aircraft assembly workers have walked off the job at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years

The U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically

Republicans who see Vice President Kamala Harris’ rise in the polls have a simple message for former President Donald Trump — stick to policy and you can win. The problem is their candidate is Donald Trump, and Trump, who beat policy wonk Hillary Clinton in 2016, knows that in a contest between white papers and vibes — which is really just cooler shorthand for emotion and feeling — vibes usually carry the day. (Clinton also famously lost to Barack Obama in 2008 in a contest not over minuscule policy differences but over vibes.) This exchange between the former president and South Carolina Senator and Trump superfan Lindsey Graham was telling: “President Trump can win this election. His policies are good for America, and if you have a policy debate for president, he wins.” Graham told Kristen Welker last week on NBC’s Meet the Press. “Donald Trump the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election.” (Trump, in a policy debate, LOL).

Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks

The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power-generation world

More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike

race cars, the whizzing of air guns screwing in lug nuts, the slinging of 50-pound wheels. For a South Carolina native like the 24-year-old Twitty, the cacophonous scene was just this side of paradise. «I'm ready to make this my home,» Twitty said. He was one of 55 recruits who attended the annual pit crew combine for Hendrick Motorsports. The auto racing team's coaches and trainers use the all-day event in June — and a smaller, three-day minicamp held last week — to find a half-dozen or so athletes capable of jumping onto a track, gassing a car and changing tires in less than 10 seconds. Twitty, a former running back at the University of South Carolina, was in attendance because Hendrick and other teams have learned that former football players often make the best prospects for five-man crews, thanks to their strength, agility and speed. So teams scour college campuses looking for players like Twitty who didn't catch on with an NFL team and want to trade their football helmets for fireproof suits. A few, like Twitty, know about NASCAR — he grew up rooting for driver Denny Hamlin — but most are new to the sport and can barely change the oil on their own cars.

The family of a South Carolina woman struck and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million in a wrongful death settlement

«General Hospital» actor Wactor was shot dead at around 3.25 am (local time) on May 25. Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor called for action Tuesday from the public and officials to help find and convict his killers. The former “General Hospital” actor was shot on May 25 when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. No arrests have yet been made.

US court has slapped Vedanta Group-backed optic fibre manufacturer Sterlite Technologies (STL) with damages of $96 million (around ₹806 crore) for trade-related rights infringements involving American rival Prysmian. STL, in a statement, said it will «aggressively» challenge the verdict. The company, in which mining group Vedanta led by Anil Agarwal holds a 25% stake posted a loss of ₹82 crore in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, on revenue of ₹1,140 crore. After a three-year battle, a South Carolina jury, on August 9, found that Sterlite was in illegal possession of Prysmian's trade secrets including customers, new products and manufacturing expansion plans.

Mary Schiavo carefully describes what she saw happen when Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 plummeted to the ground in Brazil Friday, an airline crash that killed all 62 aboard.

Apollon Financial, a fee-based provider of advisory services affiliated with Apollon Wealth Management, has just expanded its reach in the Southeast with its latest acquisition.

Manchester United and Liverpool — will be playing each other but this time in the US. The soccer match will be played in South Carolina on Saturday. Manchester United versus Liverpool soccer match's kick off is scheduled at 7.30 pm (ET) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia of South Carolina on August 3. Viewers in the US can watch the football match between Liverpool and Manchester United on ESPN and ESPN+. Liverpool are likely to win the game against Manchester United.

Abu Dhabi-listed Phoenix Group has launched a new 25-megawatt cryptocurrency mining facility in Willamette, South Carolina.

LPL is making a strong statement on technology as the firm brings on an experienced leader to help take it to the future.

Joe Biden has adopted a two-pronged strategy. First, he has rejected calls to pull out of the race for the White House and has declared defiantly that he may not be as young and energetic as before, but he knows how to deliver as the president of the country. Secondly, he has targeted Republican contender Donald Trump, saying that he is in a worse condition and he will take the country along the wrong path if he wins the election.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen the business ties that have fueled an economic boom this century in the formerly struggling Southern state

A new law strengthening protections for pregnant workers has been a lifeline to many low-wage women seeking accommodations from employers who might otherwise have forced them into unpaid leave

A new law strengthening protections for pregnant workers has been a lifeline to many low-wage women seeking accommodations from employers who might otherwise have forced them into unpaid leave

Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun faces a congressional grilling Tuesday that will include surprise allegations from another whistleblower over quality issues. Calhoun will appear before a Senate subcommittee that is probing problems at Boeing, from glitches in its production process in the wake of a Jan. 5 blowout to claims of retaliation against employees who raise red flags.