Author: Annelyn Russ

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HHS Department Offers $25,000 Buyouts To Most Employees

The federal workforce is made up of 80,000 staffers employed by the CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the FDA.
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Most employees of the Health and Human Services Department have the offer to leave their job for a buyout payment of as much as $25,000. The federal workforce is made up of 80,000 staffers employed by the CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the FDA. The offer comes amid plans for shrinking the HHS workforce. It is the government’s…

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Canada Votes For Mark Carney As New Prime Minister

The former central banker replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January.
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Canada has a new prime minister after the Liberal party elected Mark Carney as its leader Sunday. The former central banker replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January. Carney won 85.9% of the vote. The change comes as the country deals with President Trump’s trade war and an annexation threat. “Donald Trump, as we know, has…

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Todd Lyons Tapped To Take On Acting ICE Director Position

Todd Lyons is the former assistant director of field operations for the agency's enforcement arm.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced new leadership at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Todd Lyons is the former assistant director of field operations for the agency’s enforcement arm and has been tapped to take on the role of acting ICE director. The leadership change comes after the previous acting director was reassigned a few weeks ago. Two other…

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Armed Individual Shot By Secret Service Outside The White House

President Trump was not in the White House at the time of the shooting.
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An armed man was shot by the Secret Service just outside the White House. Police in Washington, D.C. were informed about a suicidal individual who may be traveling to the state from Indiana. Members of the Secret Service later encountered the individual’s parked vehicle. They also witnessed an individual on foot matching the description nearby. As officers approached, the individual…

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Broadway At The Beach To Host Spring Forward Dance Party

The event is free to attend and will be held from 11am-2pm Saturday.
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Broadway at the Beach is hosting an event to celebrate daylight saving time. The Spring Forward Dance Party will feature music, dancing, face painting, balloon artists, a scavenger hunt, a chance to win prizes and more. Attendees will also have the chance to get up close with animals with Out of the Ark. Special guests will make appearances including Alice…

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Groundbreaking Held For $4 Million Complex In Downtown Florence

The development was approved after developers received a $500,000 grant from the city to develop on site.
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A ground-breaking ceremony was held Thursday for a $4 million complex coming to the downtown Florence area. The development was approved after developers received a $500,000 grant from the city to develop on site. Once completed, the project will have a 26,000-square-foot complex with 18 townhomes on the top two floors and six spaces for commercial development. Developers say the…

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Man Arrested In Connection To Florence Hotel Robbery And Auto Theft

33-year-old Seyquan Johnson forced himself into the victim's room at the Colonial Inn on S. Irby Street.
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One man has been arrested in connection to a robbery at a Florence hotel. Just after midnight Thursday, 33-year-old Seyquan Johnson forced himself into the victim’s room at the Colonial Inn on S. Irby Street. He assaulted and knocked the victim unconscious before stealing their driver’s license, debit cards, a watch and a coat. Johnson then went to the parking…

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Crash Results In Death Of One Person Leaving Others Injured

The accident happened just before 5pm Thursday on Exodus Drive near Sheba Drive.
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A single-vehicle crash in Georgetown County resulted in the death of one person and left several others injured. The accident happened just before 5pm Thursday on Exodus Drive near Sheba Drive. A Honda Accord was traveling north when it veered off the side of the road and hit a ditch before over turning. The driver was transported to a hospital…

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Clocks Spring Forward On Sunday!

The clock moving forward one hour means the sun will set an hour later in the evening and rises and hour later in the morning.
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Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend. Time is springing forward at 2am on Sunday jumping ahead to 3am. The clock moving forward one hour means the sun will set an hour later in the evening and rises and hour later in the morning. Digital clocks like the ones on cell-phones will automatically change. However, analog clocks and any…

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