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Family Forced to Scale Back Hunt for Missing Daughter After Volunteers' Abhorrent BehaviorReporting — May 22, 2022Five months after a Texas toddler went missing, her parents are now facing harassment as they try to cope with their daughter’s abduction. Lina Sardar Khil was 3 at the time of her disappearance on Dec. 20, according to…

Biden FTC Chair Suffers Major Losses After Picking Fight With Big TechReporting — Jul 12, 2023Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan has suffered several setbacks this year in her efforts to block acquisitions by Big Tech firms, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. A federal judge on Tuesday ruled…

Biden Asks FTC to Investigate Whether ‘Illegal Conduct’ Is Leading to Higher Gas PricesReporting — Nov 17, 2021President Joe Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to examine whether “illegal conduct” by oil and gas companies is driving up gas prices. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, on Wednesday, Biden said, “I…

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Polarizing Biden Regulator Tapped By Socialist Mamdani To Lead Transition Team — Nov 6, 2025After securing the New York City mayoral race Tuesday night, Democrat Zohran Mamdani announced that former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan will serve as one of four co-chairs on his transition team. Khan…

St. Johns school custodian is detained by ICEPolitics — Aug 8, 2026Multiple reports confirm a St. Johns County public school custodian, Leonel Armando Bolivar Linares, was detained by ICE while en route to work, with his family separated and his asylum process ongoing as DHS notes his Venezuela TPS designation was terminated. Unions and family members are advocating for his case, including fundraising efforts and calls for immigration authorities to review his detention status as legal proceedings continue.

EXCLUSIVE: Union Tied To Anti-ICE Riots Hired Child Molester To Top Local Chapter Role — Jun 11, 2025A pro-Democrat labor union’s San Francisco chapter hired an admitted sex offender to a top position after she served jail time for child sexual abuse at a California high school. Noelia Linares, a business agent at SEIU…

South Carolina Hosts Towson Before SEC PlaySports — 2dThe South Carolina Gamecocks host Towson at night in Columbia after a 57-0 season-opening win that featured a program-record sellout and a stifling defensive performance against Kent State. Previews emphasize generating edge pressure, creating turnovers, and disciplined play to prepare for SEC play, with Towson quarterback Andrew Indorf and receiver Cleveland Charlton highlighted as threats as Beamer frames this as a tune-up.

Trump Administration to Send $500 ACA Refunds to Nearly 1 Million Enrollees — 2dPresident Donald Trump plans to issue $500 rebates to up to 1 million Obamacare enrollees in 30 states before the November midterms, funded by roughly $500 million in excess ACA fees that insurers returned to the government. The move, pitched as consumer relief and a showcase of his health-care agenda, dovetails with his midterm strategy and will be highlighted in his convention remarks, with specific state concentrations noted as Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

Museums, Communities Mark 25 Years Since 9/11World — 4dAs the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, South Carolina museums and local history outlets spotlight community responses—from the South Carolina State Museum’s “South Carolina Remembers 9/11: 25 Years Later” exhibit featuring Maurice Hallman and intergenerational reflections, to Greenville’s acts of remembrance and interfaith solidarity in the Upstate; meanwhile, Pennsylvania’s State Archives and related venues highlight Flight 93’s legacy and archival notes to honor victims and first responders across states.

Ethics complaints filed against candidates in India and three U.S. states — 3dAcross a trio of state and federal election ethics and campaign-finance cases, New Hampshire lawmakers face a complaint over an Israel trip funded by donors, South Carolina sees an ethics filing against a Democratic candidate for superintendent, and Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is hit with a Federal Election Commission complaint alleging coordinated activity with a dark-money group. Meanwhile, a new documentary report highlights Elon Musk’s past claims about using so-called “lasers from space” to influence the 2024 presidential race, underscoring ongoing debates about tech magnates’ impact on American elections.

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Jamie Lisa Forbes Spotlights Four Novels on Western Ambition and Resilience — 1dAward-winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes debuts four American fiction works—Sunny Gale, Unbroken, The Widow Smalls and Other Stories, and EDEN—centered on ambitious, hardship-tested lives across the American West and South, with Sunny Gale tracing a woman’s reinvention as a rodeo star inspired by overlooked female rodeo histories. The author’s background ranching near Laramie and later legal practice in North Carolina informs deeply drawn characters as the books explore resilience, family, and justice amid evolving gender roles.

Marcus Bell The mix of ranch life and legal work probably adds depth to how these stories handle family and justice across regions.

North Carolina Shooting Leaves 2 Dead and 2 Fighting for Their Lives — 1dTwo people were killed and two others were critically injured after a shooting inside a Gaston County, North Carolina, home Thursday morning, according to police. According to Fox… — by Andrew Powell

Roy Cooper Says Democrats Need Room for Socialist Candidates: Report — 1dFormer North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said Democrats should make room for a broad range of views rather than distance themselves from s… — by Andrew Powell

Priya Raman A big tent party works better when it includes different ideas instead of policing what candidates can say.

Musicians Bring Improvisation to Military Labs and Heritage Festivals — 3dA cross-section of musicians and enthusiasts show how improvisation, heritage, and cross-disciplinary creativity drive music across contexts—from Miles Davis’s largely improvised film score and a tech-focused think tank built around creative disruption, to communities reviving 1940s wartime songs, preserving Scandinavian accordion traditions, and a Vietnamese-trained engineer pursuing classical guitar.

Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Agree $455 Million PFAS Settlement — 2dDuPont, Chemours, and Corteva agreed to a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS discharges from the Fayetteville Works facility, with payments spreading over 15 years and Chemours roughly responsible for $180 million of the total on a net present value basis, funded by existing accruals. The deal also outlines ongoing obligations such as drinking-water programs, escrow funding, and liability clarity to support continued operations at Fayetteville Works.

Jared Kim This settlement shows the companies are taking responsibility for the Fayetteville pollution, but the payments need to deliver real water cleanup without delays.

Clemson to pay Georgia Southern $1.5 million for 2026 home game — 3dIn 2026, non-conference college-football scheduling features hefty guarantees, with South Carolina paying Kent State 1.3 million and Towson 550,000 for home games, while Clemson is set to receive 1.95 million total to host Georgia Southern and Charleston Southern. Separately, Clemson looks to rebound at a home opener against Georgia Southern after a season-opening loss, and UH is promoting a four-pack ticket giveaway for its Houston vs. Southern showdown, reflecting ongoing competition for attention and revenue across programs.

Maya Lindstrom Clemson shelling out 1.5 million to Georgia Southern for a home game feels like overkill even for a guaranteed win.

Young Children Die in Separate Water IncidentsHealth — 4dA cluster of young child deaths tied to drownings and water incidents across the U.S. and abroad, including a 5-year-old in South Carolina whose autopsy found fluid in the lungs but where the exact cause remains unknown, and several toddlers in Iowa and a pond death in Uttar Pradesh under investigation. Officials say investigations and postmortems are ongoing, with no final conclusions yet on the exact circumstances of these deaths.

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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of blocking reporter union role — 2dA Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) Inc, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, of deterring reporter Selina Cheng from taking a leadership role in the city’s press union, while acquitting it of unlawfully firing her. The ruling highlights ongoing concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong amid pressures on the media landscape and union activity.

Rachel Meyers The court rightly punished the interference with union duties, but acquitting on the firing leaves too many questions about how reporters are treated.

Pastors Arrested in Widespread Clergy Abuse ProbesWorld — Aug 31, 2026Across multiple states, pastors and church-affiliated individuals are facing serious sex-crime charges, including Devin Carroll in North Carolina for embezzlement tied to an initial child-sex-abuse case, Wade Booth in Kansas on multiple felony sex charges, Daniel Willis in Indiana facing ten counts of possession of child-sex-abuse material after an ICAC-led investigation, and Deshawn Keith Collier in Florida charged with lewd molestation of a 14-year-old and related offenses. The cases involve formal investigations by state police and ICAC units, with arrests and ongoing legal proceedings in each jurisdiction.