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Coastal Carolina University Joins EA Sports’ College Football Game

The University of South Carolina, Clemson, and Coastal Carolina University's football will be part of the latest EA Sports College football game.
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EA Sports College’s new game dubbed ‘College Football 25’ will now feature all 134 FBS schools. That means the University of South Carolina, Clemson, and Coastal Carolina University’s football will be part of the latest EA Sports College football game. This will be CCU’s first time being featured in the iconic video game series. ESPN has confirmed that up to…

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Several Students Face Charges After Fight At Johnsonville High School

A video of the incident is circulating on social media. It shows the group of students fighting while a deputy and staff members tried to break it up.
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Several students of Johnsonville High School face charges after a fight. The physical altercation erupted shortly after noon Thursday. An 18-year-old has been charged with assault and battery. Several juveniles were also charged and released to their parents. No serious injuries occurred. A video of the incident is circulating on social media. It shows the group of students fighting while…

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Florence Deputy Injured In Collision Amid Police Pursuit

As a result, the deputy suffered two fractured ribs and a broken thumb. He was taken to a hospital and has since been released.
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A Florence County deputy was involved in a crash following an attempted pursuit. Thursday night, a driver who was attempting to flee from officers during a chase, hit a deputy’s patrol vehicle head-on. As a result, the deputy suffered two fractured ribs and a broken thumb. He was taken to a hospital and has since been released. The suspect reportedly…

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Third Arrest Made In Connection To Fatal Mall Shooting

All suspects face charges of murder, armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and criminal conspiracy.
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A third arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting. Around 3pm on Sunday, 15-year-old Avery McDonald was shot in the parking lot of Magnolia Mall in Florence County. He was transported to a hospital where he later died. It was revealed the incident unfolded after an attempted robbery. 18-year-old Javon Norman and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested…

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First Successful American Mission To Land On Moon’s Surface Since 1972

As it approached the moon, Odie lost contact with NASA, but after 15 minutes of searching, officials confirmed they were once again receiving signals from the spacecraft and it successfully landed on the moon.
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An unmanned, robotic lunar lander touched down on the moon’s surface Thursday. Odysseus was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week on-board a SpaceX Falcon rocket. On Wednesday, the 14-foot-tall spacecraft had been pulled by the moon’s gravity into a circular orbit. Thursday, ‘Odie’ dropped within 6 miles of the lunar surface. As it approached the moon, Odie…

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Thousands Of AT&T Customers Nationwide Experienced Outages

Based on AT&T's review, the outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as they were expanding their network.
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A nationwide AT&T network outage lasted nearly 12-hours Thursday. Reports of cellular service loss were made in the early morning hours leading into the afternoon. Over 74,000 customers were affected by the major cell network outage. The incident rapidly raised questions about whether malicious activity could have caused the outage. Fears also grew over if the outage presented an ongoing…

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Toyota Recalls 280,000 Vehicles

The recall was issued as certain parts of the transmission may not disengage when the vehicle is shifted to the neutral position.
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Toyota has also placed a recall on around 280,000 vehicles. The recall was issued as certain parts of the transmission may not disengage when the vehicle is shifted to the neutral position. If this occurs, some engine power may continue passing through to the wheels. The vehicle could creep forward at a low speed when it’s on a flat surface…

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Volkswagen Issues Recall On Nearly 261,000 Vehicles

A fuel leak can increase the risk of fire and potentially damage a vehicle or harm its occupants.
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Volkswagen has issued a recall on nearly 261,000 vehicles. The recall was placed due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside some affected fuel tanks. Fuel could flow into a separate evaporative emissions system and possibly leak out of the charcoal canister. A fuel leak can increase the risk of fire and potentially damage a vehicle or…

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University Of Georgia Cancels Classes After Deceased Body Found On Campus

The woman was an Augusta University college of Nursing student at its campus in Athens, the city that's also home to the University of Georgia.
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The University of Georgia cancelled all in-person classes after a deceased body was found on campus Thursday. Police received a call shortly after noon from someone reporting concerns about their friend, who had gone for a run near Intramural fields. Police started a search that lead to finding an unconscious person with “visible injuries” behind Lake Herrick around 12:30pm. Authorities…

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U.S. Targets Russia With Hundreds Of New Sanctions

The actions seek to hold Russia accountable over the war as well as the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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President Biden announced Washington plans to issue over 500 new sanctions targeting Russia. The U.S. will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 entities for providing support to Russia and take action to further reduce Russia’s energy revenues. The measures come as February 24 marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The actions seek to hold Russia…

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