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South Carolina players wave to fans after a win over Notre Dame in an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) **FILE**

No. 1 South Carolina restocked, reloaded for another run at national title

By Pete Iacobelli - Associated Press

Demonstrators gather with signs near the Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City on Sunday, October 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Columbia suspends anti-Israel student groups over ‘threatening rhetoric,’ rules violations

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - The legal team for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic speaks outside the South Carolina Supreme Court building in Columbia, S.C. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. In a complaint filed Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, the team wrote that a strict new abortion ban should be interpreted to take effect after approximately nine weeks of pregnancy. (AP File Photo/James Pollard, File)

Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under new ban

By James Pollard - Associated Press

FILE - The exterior of the South Carolina Supreme Court building in Columbia, S.C. is shown Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Justices threw out a deal, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, cutting 16 years off the 35-year sentence of as man convicted of murder, saying a prosecutor and judge shouldn't have allowed the process to happen in secret. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)

A man is back in prison despite a deal reducing his sentence. He’s fighting to restore the agreement

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Over two dozen abortion rights supporters attend a rally outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, .C., on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to uphold a law banning most abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

South Carolina abortion ban with unclear ‘fetal heartbeat’ definition creates confusion, doctors say

By James Pollard - Associated Press

Columbia head coach Al Bagnoli runs onto the filed before a game against Princeton during an NCAA college football game on Sept. 28, 2018 in New York. Columbia football coach Al Bagnoli quit Friday night, Aug. 4, 2023, because of health, six weeks before the Lions' opener at Lafayette.(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Al Bagnoli quits as Columbia football coach 6 weeks before opener, citing health

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Laddie Howard, who owns a business making handcrafted leather goods speaks during an interview at Goat's Restaurant and Tavern on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency during the 2020 Democratic primary, and he rewarded them by moving the state to the head of the party’s nominating schedule. But two years into his presidency, interviews with more than a dozen Black voters representing a variety of ages and backgrounds reveal mixed views, especially between generations. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm

By Ayanna Alexander - Associated Press

New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., May 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Conservatives excluded from 2023 commencement invites

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Kansas center Taiyanna Jackson passes the ball after a rebound against Columbia during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the WNIT championship Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

Kansas women beat Columbia, win WNIT championship

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South Carolina forward Gregory Jackson II (23) is defended by Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76 in overtime. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

South Carolina’s leading scorer Jackson heads to NBA draft

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Free speech rights of students illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Afraid of liberty? Academic institutions restrict free speech

By Richard W. Rahn

FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster greets lawmakers ahead of his State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Democrats in South Carolina get another shot at loosening the firm grasp Republican have on statewide politics as voting ends Tuesday for the 2022 elections. But it's likely to be a tough fight.(AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Democrats in SC trying to win 1st statewide race in 16 years

By Jeffery Collins - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 30, 2021. Three women are competing for the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Tim Scott, who said this will be his last term if he is reelected. Scott has no Republican opposition and has raised $44 million for his pursuit of a second full six-year term. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

3 Democratic women run to take on US Sen Scott in S Carolina

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

FILE - The Manayunk neighborhood in Philadelphia is flooded Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes, is becoming the nation’s unwanted weather guest and meteorologists said the West’s megadrought won’t go away until La Nina does. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Gene Wilder aka Willy Wonka oversees some of the best movie gifts for 2021 including "The Shawshank Redemption," "Inglourious Basterds," "Star Trek: The Original Four Movie Collection," "Randolph Scott Western Collection," "A Clockwork Orange," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection: Uncensored," "Audrey Hepburn: 7-Movie Collection," "Mad Max Anthology," and "Dune: Special Edition."

Best Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD gift ideas for movie fans

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Screen capture from the website for Miniso USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese discount retailer Miniso. (https://minisousaonline.com/)

Chinese retailer opens $10 stores in Maryland as inflation rises

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic at a news conference on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster continued to urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but also repeated that whether students wear masks in class should be solely up to parents in a state where less than half the residents are fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

SC Gov. Henry McMaster repeats: No mask requirement needed in schools

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Four media groups earn ‘Grand Slam’ honors in APSE contest

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Columbia entrepreneurs venture into charcuterie, picnics

By LAURRYN SALEM and The State - Associated Press

South Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender-athletes ban

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press