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During one of the busiest travel times of the year, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) urges drivers to prioritize safety this Thanksgiving holiday week by buckling up, putting away distractions, slowing down, and driving sober.
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The South Carolina Department of Public Health says three more people in the Upstate have become ill, bringing the total number of measles cases in the current outbreak to 55. The department encourages the public to be mindful amid the holiday season. -
South Carolina's Department of Education budget request says the agency will ask the Legislature next year to spend $150 million to help raise the state's minimum teacher pay to $50,500. -
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. At least 31 babies in 15 states have been sickened in the outbreak that began in August. -
The philanthropic arm of Wells Fargo is providing $600,000 to the South Carolina Research Authority to fund the Cultivating Innovation in SC Agribusiness grant program. -
The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is underway with AAA estimating nearly 82 million Americans will travel via either by car or plane. -
Deputies responded to a home on Wilson Rd. in Newberry shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday following reports of a shooting involving a young child.
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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. -
PBSThis week Walter will be talking with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about the American Revolution, focusing on the routing of the British and their allies by revolutionary Partisans during Cornwallis’ Southern campaign.Ken will also tell us a bit about his upcoming PBS documentary, The American Revolution. The six-part, 12-hour documentary series explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 22, 2025: we look at the Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee that failed to advance that restrictive abortion bill this week; we delve into a damning investigation into former House Rep. RJ May and the Freedom Caucus; we also get an update on projected revenues lawmakers will have to appropriate with next year; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Katherine Chetta about donor milk for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. -
MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Kastrinos about young adults caring for parents with cancer.
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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Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state TV saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace. -
The historic Georgia election interference case against President Trump and allies for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election is no more. -
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen. -
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. He said another 279 people were reported missing. -
We invited you to share acts of kindness. The topics include new shoes, a basket of berries that aren't very tasty and an unexpected twist for someone treating the person behind them in line. -
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. -
Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail Trump's progress on peace in Ukraine. And, air travel is back to normal just in time for Thanksgiving. -
A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age. -
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates. -
Much of the turkey's early history is shrouded in uncertainty, historians and etymologists say — which is particularly true of how the bird got its name.
