SCDP Press Clips for November 23, 2020
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INSIDE SOUTH CAROLINA
For the past 12 years, the Charleston Basket Brigade has hosted about 1,000 volunteers at the Charleston Convention Center to put together meal boxes and then deliver them directly to people’s homes. Read More.
South Carolina man dies after returning to flaming trailer for pants Two other people who lived in the home had escaped the fire. Read More.
SC Education Dept., State Supt. were ‘unaware’ of governor’s school testing kit announcement According to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), there are more than 2,000 cases among students in South Carolina. and more than 900 cases among school staff. Read More.
South Carolina’s health agency is missing permanent leader as coronavirus pandemic worsens. Read More.
Shane Massey Challenges Henry McMaster On Covid-19 Testing Plan For Schools "Why would we encourage students and teachers with COVID symptoms to come to school?" Read More.
Dem Senate Leader Brad Hutto says Senate Democrats will be relevant Earlier this month, three veteran Democrats — Sens. Vincent Sheheen of Camden, Floyd Nicholson of Greenwood and Glenn Reese of Spartanburg — lost re-election campaigns. In January, Republicans will have a larger Senate majority with 30 of 46 seats. Read More.
SPORTS
20 questions, 20 answers about South Carolina’s football coaching search South Carolina is searching for its 35th head football coach, a week after firing Will Muschamp with three games left in the 2020 season. Read More.
Socastee High School hires Hal McManus as new athletic director The Braves announced on Thursday, July 16 they have hired Hal McManus as their new athletic director. McManus will replace Tim Renfrow, who was let go last month. Read More.
Once-prolific Man City struggling to regain scoring touch The most prolific team in England has, at least temporarily, forgotten how to score. Read More.
NATIONAL NEWS
Nikki Haley Asks AOC How Will She Pay for Green New Deal When She Wants to Pay People Not to Work Ocasio-Cortez is pressuring former Vice President Joe Biden to keep his promise of a $2 trillion Green New Deal. Read More.
Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State. More Here.
Majority Whip James Clyburn: Joe Biden will build on legacies of FDR and LBJ Thirty years ago, I was a single-digit handicap golfer. Not so much today. Time and circumstances have changed my golf game significantly. But thanks to new technology, hybrids have allowed me to play the game creditably. Read More.
Trump set on veto of defense bill over renaming bases honoring Confederates The president has told lawmakers he won't back down from campaign threat to scuttle defense spending bill over proposed changes. Read More.
South Carolina pharma firm to provide single-dose COVID vaccine syringes The Ritedose Corp. announced Thursday that it has been selected as a subcontractor to ApiJect, which was retained by the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services to find an alternative to glass vials, which are more expensive and take longer to produce. Read More.
AROUND THE WORLD
Netanyahu held secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince, Israeli minister confirms Speaking on Israel's Army Radio, Education Minister Yoav Gallant, a member of the Prime Minister's Likud party, called the meeting an "incredible achievement" and congratulated Netanyahu. Read More.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces jail after guilty plea over police HQ protests Local media reported Wong pleaded guilty to organising and inciting the unauthorised assemble – which carries penalties of up to five years in prison - but not participation because the prosecution offered no evidence. Read More.
Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shows an average 70% effectiveness in preventing the virus Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, said the development marked an “important milestone” in the fight against the global health crisis. Read More.
