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The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about the recall of Taro Pharmaceuticals' Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension after reports of particles and other possible contaminants.
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South Carolina News
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In South Carolina, Tegna owns and operates CBS affiliate WLTX in Columbia. Nexstar owned and operated stations in the state include CBS affiliates WSPA in Spartanburg/Greenville and WBTW in Florence/Myrtle Beach, as well as NBC affiliate WCBD in Charleston. -
A new round of Knight Foundation funding has been awarded to six Columbia organizations to enhance cultural programming and community engagement. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers. -
The 2026 vernal equinox was set to occur on March 20 at 10:46 a.m. EDT, marking the astronomical start of spring with nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness. -
Jonathan Andrew Felkel appeared inside a federal courtroom in Columbia Thursday before U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger. The 34-year-old, accused of violating the housing rights of his Black neighbor, changed his plea to guilty for the July 2025 hate crime. -
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 that Amazon owes the state $12.5 million in back taxes, interest, and penalties for failing to collect sales taxes on products sold by third-party merchants on its platform in early 2016.
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The State House Gavel shares updates about the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative actions, debates and discussions. Featuring news and interviews, so you have access to the latest developments in policy and decisions that shape South Carolina’s future.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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SCETVWe had so much fun last time out, exploring topics featured in “South Carolina from A to Z,” that we decided to do it again!South Carolina from A to Z is our sister podcast – also broadcast each weekday on South Carolina Public Radio – that brings you “bite-sized," one-minute topics from the South Carolina Encyclopedia.This episode we have selected five new topics to explore -
SCETVThis week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth.South Carolina from A to Z is our sister podcast – also broadcast each weekday on South Carolina Public Radio – that brings you “bite-sized," one-minute topics from the South Carolina Encyclopedia.This episode we have selected five of those topics to explore.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 18, 2026: we’re still talking hemp-derived THC drinks and maybe gummies; we look at some of the top filings so far for major races, including the senate and congress, and a newcomer emerges for the governor’s race; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 14, 2026: the House has passed its $15.4 billion budget as well as an income tax reduction bill; the Senate continues to debate the hemp THC drink regulation bill; Congressman Jim Clyburn announced his bid for an 18th term; and more!
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Provided/ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Andrea Abbott about right-sizing, or tailoring breast cancer treatment to the individual patient. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Charles Rittenberg about reducing risk of preterm birth.
Nation and World
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This spring, high school students across the country are gearing up for the SAT. Resources are available, whatever the budget, from free online practices to private tutors and structured prep courses. -
Parents and teachers are all too familiar with the struggle of trying to spark meaningful conversations with kids.
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We're traveling back a century to the roaring 1920s this week. Join us for games about prohibition, flappers, jazz, and much more. We’ll also chat with a local educator about the lasting impact the decade had on popular literature. -
As movie lovers tune in this week to see which films win big at the Academy Awards, this hour we’re diving into the history of the Oscars with some silver screen trivia.
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From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising. -
President Trump has slashed the number of people on the Board of Immigration Appeals and stacked it with his appointees, tightening the due process available for immigrants, an NPR analysis shows. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Daniel Immerwahr about how President Trump is forging a new world order through his foreign policy.
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The FCC has approved the sale of Tegna television stations to rival Nexstar Media Group Thursday. The deal would create a company that owns 259 television stations in 44 states.
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For StoryCorps, two survivors of the 2018 Synagogue attack in Pittsburgh talk about their friendship.
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Royer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week. -
Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit it. -
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced. -
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion. -
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.
