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One of the best free-agent pickups this season has been Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene. And in this feature story from The Hockey News’ April 29, 2013 edition (Volume 66, … Click to Contin...

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Connor Wong clubbed a pair of solo homers and joined Wilyer Abreu with four hits while Cooper Criswell pitched five strong innings as the visiting Boston Red Sox cooled off … Click to Continue ...

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Embed for https://media.them.us/photos/637151e8fd3c6078af710231/master/pass/them-rss-logo.png April 24 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Derby, Ct., Alderman Gino DiGiovanni ...

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Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl defensive end Trey Hendrickson requested a trade on Wednesday, according to reports from ESPN and NFL Network. Hendrickson signed a one-year, $21 million extension tha...

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The Biden administration on Wednesday adopted new rules that starting July 1 will enhance overtime protections for millions of U.S. white-collar workers who receive salaries but typically work in...

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DETROIT - Caleb Williams had one rule for participants in Wednesday morning’s Play Football Prospect Clinic with Special Olympics athletes: If you score, you dance. Non-negotiable. And make it ...

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Financial distress in the restaurant industry has led several fast-food and fast casual chains to file for bankruptcy, with businesses reorganizing, selling their assets or shutting down permanen...

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Chinese teen Juncheng Shang closed out Wednesday's action with a marathon match, surviving France's Corentin Moutet 6-7 (9), 6-2, 7-6 (10) at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain. The first-round … C...

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SAN DIEGO - A Marine was killed at Camp Pendleton Tuesday evening during what military officials described as "routine military operations." The Marine was a member of the Marine Light … Click ...

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Coming off an American League Rookie of the Year campaign, Gunnar Henderson entered the 2024 season with massive expectations. He's lived up to every bit of them … Click to Co...

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Mets were thrown a curveball of sorts Wednesday morning when San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his start and placed on the injured … Click to C...

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The conservative Supreme Court is poised to hear oral arguments on Thursday over former President Donald Trump's explosive claim that former presidents have blanket immunity from criminal prosecu...

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Warren Beatty has caused great concern about his health after he stopped making public appearances and skipped on his family member's career achievements. In Touch has received exclusive reports ...

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Steve Bannon, right-wing media personality and former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, on Wednesday said Donald Trump supporters need a "gut check" amid the 2024 presi...

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A 25-year-old Columbia area man was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison on Wednesday for interfering with law enforcement during a riot at city police headquarters that grew out … Click to...

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A fast-food restaurant known for its burgers and fries is planning two locations in Columbia. Checkers, which has hundreds of drive-thru restaurants across the U.S., is currently prepping a spot ...

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It looks like residents in West Columbia will soon have closer access to more than 40 flavors of Fancy Milkshakes. A new location of popular Southern fast food staple Cook … Click to Continue �...

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William Georgitis dives for fossils several times a week in the rivers near Charleston, a cherished hobby he’s done uneventfully for eight years. Then came the afternoon of April 15, … Click ...

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Olivia Gaines never planned on becoming a basketball coach. She played two years of junior college ball at Louisburg College, where she helped her team to the NJCAA Division II … Click to Conti...

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For some, traffic on Forest Drive is a given headache they simply plan around. “I avoid it from about 8-10 and 3:30 to 5:30,” said Rick Noble, who has lived … Click to Continue »

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State Rep. Russell Ott’s work for the South Carolina Farm Bureau is getting hit in the latest salvo of what’s turning into a contentious District 26 state Senate Democratic primary … Click ...

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A new barbecue restaurant has set an opening date on one of Columbia’s busiest retail corridors. Mission BBQ, which has numerous locations across the U.S., has set a Tuesday, April … Click to...

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Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers on Friday, and some are wondering if a similar union vote could happen in … Click t...

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No, South Carolina does not have the can’t-miss prospect of the NFL Draft. There’s no Jadeveon Clowney or Melvin Ingram or Stephon Gilmore or Javon Kinlaw. It’s even possible that … Click...

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The first area that many people experience when they visit West Columbia could see some major improvements, with multiple millions of dollars worth of projects on tap to overhaul the … Click to...

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Thirteen people were arrested and two dogs were rescued Saturday night after South Carolina law enforcement agencies descended on a dogfight in Richland County, according to a news release. Autho...

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A popular Columbia sandwich shop and market is planning a second location across the river. Crave Artisan Market, which has had a shop at 2843 Millwood Ave. for eight years, … Click to Continue...

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A move some speculated could lead West Columbia’s oft-complained-about chicken plant to close in a burgeoning area of the city has apparently stalled. House of Raeford, which has operated the �...

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A panel of South Carolina senators investigating the existence of a $1.8 billion account wanted to recommend Treasurer Curtis Loftis’ removal from office. The leader of the panel even says … ...

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This story is part of Unchartered Territory, an ongoing series by The State Media Co. about South Carolina’s changing charter school landscape. South Carolina’s largest charter school distric...

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