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Veto
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President Biden Vetoed Bill Aimed At Student Loans

If the House and Senate do not get enough votes to override a presidential veto, the measure will be squashed all together.
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President Biden vetoed a bill that would have repealed months of student loan payment pause and officially banned his student loan forgiveness program. The ‘House Joint Resolution 45’ passed the House last month and the Senate last week, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. If Biden had not vetoed the legislation, borrower advocates worried that 40 million student loan…

Kidnap
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Man Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Plot Of Michigan Governor

The suspect was the ninth person convicted in the plot and three more are set to face trial in August.
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One of the men who schemed to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, pleaded guilty in state court on Wednesday. In 2020, a militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen, planned the kidnapping operation and were allegedly aiming to instigate a civil war leading to societal collapse. 40-year-old Shawn Fix did not lead the group but he was involved in it and…

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Florida Officials Admit Responsibility For Migrant Flights To California

Florida officials pushed back on the allegation that the migrants had been transported against their will or under misleading circumstances.
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Florida officials took responsibility for the flights that transported migrants to Sacramento after several days of silence. All together over 36 migrants were taken to California on a private flight and both groups were flown by the same contractor and were carrying documents indicating that their transportation involved the state of Florida. California Governor Gavin Newsom said that sending the…

President
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North Dakota Governor Announces His White House Bid

Doug Burgum has served as the governor of the Peace Garden State since 2016.
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The governor of North Dakota has thrown in his bid among a growing list of candidates who are running for the 2024 Presidential Republican Nomination. Doug Burgum has served as the governor of the Peace Garden State since 2016. He officially launched his bid for the White House on Wednesday while speaking in Fargo. Burgum argued that the country needs…

Graduation
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Gunman Who Opened Fire After Graduation Ceremony Allegedly Targeted Victim

Police have reason to believe the suspect and one of the victims had a long-running dispute but the nature of it is still being investigated.
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The gunman who opened fire after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, allegedly targeted the 18-year-old who was killed. 19-year-old Amari Pollard sent hundreds of people fleeing as he began to fire into a crowd of people standing outside after the ceremony. Graduate, Shawn Jackson and his step dad, Renzo Smith were both killed during the shooting. Police have…

Hurricane
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Hurricane Evacuation Exercises To Take Place Across S.C.

Officials stress the exercise will not interfere with traffic and intersections will not be blocked, but drivers are reminded that the presence of law enforcement and state personnel will be high along the highways.
Annelyn Russ,

Local and state agencies across South Carolina are scheduled to host a full-scale hurricane evacuation exercise on Thursday. No traffic lanes will be reversed during the annual drill which is expected to take place between 8a.m. to 3p.m.. However, law enforcement and transportation personnel and equipment will be present along interstates and highways during the exercise. The S.C. Department of…

Mcmaster
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McMaster Urges Lawmakers To Make Decisions On Plans

McMaster said he may contemplate on calling them back to Columbia once again to get things done.
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At a news conference held at the state House on Tuesday, Governor McMaster once again called on S.C. lawmakers to pass a bond reform plan and stronger penalties for illegal guns. Along with McMaster was Lance CPL B.A. Frazier who was shot in the face by a suspect after conducting a traffic stop. The suspect arrested was 37-year-old Derrick Gathers…

Abortion
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Oral Arguments Will Be Heard In Regards To S.C. Abortion Law

In the meantime, abortions in the Palmetto State are currently banned at 20 weeks after fertilization.
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The S.C. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a challenge to the state’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy. Governor McMaster signed the “Fetal Heartbeat and Protection From Abortion Act” late last month, but less than 24 hour later, a ruling by Judge Clifton Newton kept the law from going into effect until it…

Theft
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Man Arrested After Stealing Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets

The suspect has now been detained and faces charges with criminal conspiracy, common law robbery, and strong arm robbery.
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The man who was wanted after stealing a stack of lottery tickets from the Yogi Food Mart in Darlington County, has been arrested. Bryan Locklair allegedly grabbed an entire rack of scratch-off lottery tickets that were behind the counter of the convenience store located near the 3600 block of Oats Highway in Lamar. Locklair fled the scene and police were…

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Several People Arrested For Waffle House Shootout In Myrtle Beach

It remains unclear at this time if any injuries were sustained during the incident.
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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, an altercation ended in a shootout near a Myrtle Beach Waffle House. Around 2a.m., a fight involving over a dozen people broke out in the parking lot near the restaurant and Comfort Suites in the area of Highway 17 and Highway 501 Junction. A hotel employee reported hearing 10 to 14 gunshots and…

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