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Come talk about literature over lunch at Sumter Museum at 122 N. Washington St. this Tuesday, July 16, at noon. Beatriz Williams, the author of several New York Times, USA Today and international …
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BY SARAH SONNTAG
sarah@theitem.com | 7/16/24 06:00 AM
sarah@theitem.com | 7/16/24 06:00 AM
DEAR ABBY: My father has depended on my mother (and me) for money for as long as I can remember. It wasn't because he was unable to work, but because he was lazy and had a drinking and gambling …
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7/16/24 06:00 AM
California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child's pronoun change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their …
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7/15/24 07:31 PM
COLUMBIA — The S.C. Highway Patrol introduces an innovative vehicle combination to represent South Carolina in America's Best Looking Cruiser Contest — a 2024 Ford Mustang and a 2023 Ford …
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BY SC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY |
7/15/24 07:00 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one …
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7/15/24 05:35 PM
Martha Butler, 89, widow of Lawrence Butler, died Monday, July 15, 2024, at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden. Born in Sumter on Dec. 31, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Bernie Keith …
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7/15/24 03:45 PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to …
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By JILL COLVIN, STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press | 7/15/24 03:17 PM
Associated Press | 7/15/24 03:17 PM
Kirby Franklin Ingram, 75, husband of Donna Ingram, died Sunday, July 14, 2024, at his home. Born March 13, 1949, in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Robert Ingram and the late Lois Kolb …
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7/15/24 02:30 PM
Richard Allen Johnson Jr., 85, son of the late Richard Allen Johnson Sr. and Myrtle Fleming Johnson, was born on April 30, 1939, in Sumter. He departed this life on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at …
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7/15/24 11:10 AM
Joseph Bernard Geter, 77, son of the late Matthew Geter and Helen Mitchell Geter, was born on Dec. 15, 1946, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, July 12, 2024, in Calhoun County. …
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7/15/24 11:03 AM
Randolph Pringle, 66, husband of Daisy Mae Ragin Pringle and son of the late Rev. Joseph Pringle and Lillie Mae Brunson Pringle, was born on April 24, 1958, in Clarendon County. He departed …
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7/15/24 11:02 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense …
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By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press | 7/15/24 10:59 AM
Associated Press | 7/15/24 10:59 AM
Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don't be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Here's a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: "It's just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about."
Or even worse: "Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain."
But look at …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Associated Press | 7/15/24 07:36 AM
Associated Press | 7/15/24 07:36 AM
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on "Hill Street Blues" and as the titular character's kindhearted dad on "Doogie Howser, M.D.," has died at 90.
Sikking died of …
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By MALLIKA SEN and LINDSEY BAHR
Associated Press | 7/15/24 07:31 AM
Associated Press | 7/15/24 07:31 AM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign chiefs designed the convention opening this week to feature a softer and more optimistic message, focusing on themes that would help a divisive leader …
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7/15/24 07:24 AM
Ms. Edna Corbett Dixon, known to all as Pinky Dixon, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive. She was 77.
Pinky was born Nov. 2, 1946, in Sumter County. She …
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7/15/24 06:00 AM
DEAR ABBY: I was shocked at your response to "Hosted Out" (March 28), who was frustrated at having to host, feed and entertain her husband's hunting buddy and his wife several times a year. I agreed …
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7/15/24 06:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency.
It happened on a dreary March …
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By DEL QUENTIN WILBER
Associated Press | 7/14/24 09:19 PM
Associated Press | 7/14/24 09:19 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
Associated Press | 7/14/24 09:14 PM
Associated Press | 7/14/24 09:14 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53.
After years with breast cancer, …
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7/14/24 09:08 PM
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