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The state's total count of cases for the year is up to 87, and the new exposures added more than 120 people to the quarantine list since the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Tuesday report.
South Carolina News
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Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a new executive order stopping minority-business spending mandates for state government agencies, calling the current rules unconstitutional and discriminatory. -
The Food and Drug Administration says that there is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of potential metal fragment contamination. -
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that a Lowcountry resident has died from flu-related causes. This is the first death in the state associated with the 2025 influenza season which began at the end of September. -
More than a dozen new measles cases confirmed in the Upstate, state totals this year now nearing 100The South Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting 14 new cases of measles in the Upstate since Friday. The virus has now sickened 76 people in the current outbreak, bringing the total number of illnesses in the state this year to 79. -
The $120 million investment will create nearly 400 new jobs.
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Courtesy of the authorToday our guest is Mt. Pleasant native Grady Hendrix, author of the horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (2025, Berkley Books).The novel is set in Florida in 1970 and is about a group of pregnant teenage girls, living in a maternity home for unwed girls, who discover a book on witchcraft. For the first time in their lives power seems to be in the hands.We’ll talk with Grady about this latest book, as well as some of his past ones, and explore how he came to specialize in the horror fiction genre. -
Courtesy of Historic ColumbiaThis week we'll be talking with Dr. Jennifer Whitmer Taylor of Duquesne University about her book, Rebirth: Creating the Museum of the Reconstruction Era and the Future of the House Museum (2025, University of SC Press).In Rebirth, Taylor provides a compelling account of how to reenvision the historic house museum. Using the Museum of the Reconstruction Era—known as the Woodrow Wilson Family Home for most of its many years as a house museum—as a case study, Taylor explores the challenges and possibilities that face public history practitioners and museum professionals who provide complex interpretations of contested public memory.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 2, 2025: we have an exclusive sit-down with South Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Justin Powell for our annual look at transportation infrastructure in our growing state--the challenges, accomplishments, and where the state heads next; and more! -
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Provided/ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Overstreet about maintaining brain health and reducing risk of cognitive decline in the older adult years. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Steven Kautz about precision neurorehabilitation and the $6.5 million grant from NIH for research in this specialty area.
Nation and World
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Thanksgiving is a day to gather with loved ones and give thanks, but why stop there? Research shows that practicing gratitude year-round can transform your outlook, boost happiness, and strengthen relationships. -
Conflict resolution is one of the most valuable life skills students learn in school. Disagreements are an important part of collaborating as a team, and research shows that cognitive muscles are strengthened when students are exposed to ideas that challenge them to think differently.
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This week on Who What When, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving with a veritable feast of games fit for the holiday. -
Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial, because this week, we’re delving into the history of television.
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Phil Gunson, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, explains why he believes a gradual transition, not a regime change, can restore democracy in Venezuela. -
U.S. strikes in September on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat were the subject of a closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday and numerous media reports.
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In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver. -
Do you think the country is going in the right or wrong direction? Are you happy with your vote last year or do you have any regrets? Or maybe you sat the election out? NPR wants to speak with swing voters across the political spectrum. -
The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios. -
President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show. -
In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed? -
After a years-long investigation, the FBI has arrested a man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. And, lawmakers yesterday saw video of a deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. -
No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down. -
This week, you'll need to be knowledgeable about holy media darlings, portrait-making techniques, and beloved Canadian icons — and that's just three questions.
