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Less than twenty-four hours after declaring it would no longer accept shipments from China, the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to start receiving them again. In a statement released Wednesday morning, it stated that "the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts, effective February 5, 2025." "The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery." Following the Trump administration's decision to impose a fresh wave of 10% tariffs on all items coming from China, the Postal Service had already said that it would no longer accept shipments from Hong Kong and China. The initial notic...

Announcement from the Superintendent Dr. Chuck Epps declared at the start of the meeting that he would be leaving his position as Fort Mill School District superintendent on June 30, 2025. His remarkable 49-year career in education, of which 45 were spent with the Fort Mill School District, comes to an end with his retirement. As a teacher's assistant, coach, teacher, assistant principal, principal, administrator, and, for the last 15 years, superintendent, Dr. Epps has held a variety of positions over his tenure. The district has almost doubled in size under his direction, and it continues to rank among South Carolina's best-performing districts. He has created a close-knit, family-oriented atmosphere among the community and personnel in spite of this quick expansion. In his capacity as s...

Maryland's SPARROWS POINT. On Tuesday, Maryland officials announced their plans for a taller, more ship-strike-resistant replacement for the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed fatally about a year ago. It may take up to $1.7 billion to build the first cable-stayed bridge in the state, which may be finished in 2028. According to officials, the new bridge's delicate design and elegant contour will update Baltimore's skyline and serve as a symbol of resiliency, development, and economic prosperity. Two towers with cables extending downward to the deck are part of the design. At a press conference late Tuesday morning, Governor Wes Moore declared that this is a fantastic day for the state of Maryland. However, I am aware that tragedy gave rise to today's victory. After five...

Trump's plan to seize control of Gaza is criticized by lawmakers from both parties. Communities in grave need are not receiving vital humanitarian relief supplies from USAID. And after their neighborhood was ravaged by the L.A. flames, dads turn to baseball for comfort. What to know today is as follows. Trump s vision for Gaza: We ll own it Many people condemned President Donald Trump's suggestion that the United States should assume responsibility for the war-torn Gaza Strip. Trump stated during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday that the United States would develop Gaza and generate thousands of jobs, aiming to make it the Middle East's Riviera. Trump responded, "I envision the world people living there, the world's people," when asked w...

President Donald Trump's assertion that the United States would pursue ownership of the Gaza Strip and that the Palestinians would be forced to evacuate their homes in the war-torn enclave was denounced by indignant Palestinians. The 29-year-old Narmin Nour El Din told an NBC News crew in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, that all Palestinians would strongly oppose Trump's proposals. Standing outside a tent encampment, she declared, "We will be adamant on our land and all the Palestinians reject the idea." We request that Trump let the people reside on their land and improve its aesthetics. She said, to help the people here. not to rob them of Gaza. Others, like 25-year-old Hussein Abdel Jawad, expressed their anxiety that Trump's plan would be successful and that it was obvious that he had ...

Police reported early Wednesday that a shooting at a warehouse in Ohio had left at least one person dead and five others injured, sparking a manhunt. Greg Jones, the chief of the New Albany Police Department, stated at a press conference that they now have a person of interest and are working to find and apprehend them. According to him, some 150 people were evacuated to a nearby building because the massive warehouse had a sizable overnight crew. Many of them were unaware of what had transpired. According to Jones, they were unaware of it until they were evacuated. Jones stated that although the police were aware of the suspect's whereabouts, they were still working to capture him. Jones stated that the incident seemed to be targeted, but he would not say if the suspect was a current or ...

Washington The relationship between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has notably cooled off in the new administration, but Trump has not yet indicated how much pressure he will put on Russia to stop its grueling conflict with Ukraine. Trump has made no mention of Putin's strategic "genius" or skill since he became office. Trump has made a dramatic change in language, warning that the Russian ruler he once referred to as "very smart" is destroying his nation by dragging out the conflict. On his first day back in the White House, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he [Putin] should strike a deal. I believe that by refusing to make a deal, Putin is ruining Russia. Russia is going to have serious problems, in my opinion. The frostier tone has a rather straightforward ex...

Following a gunshot on Wednesday, police hunted for two accused gunmen who reportedly ran into the Brussels subway tunnels, according to prosecutors. According to a post on X by STIB, the Belgian public transportation agency, the police closed a number of metro stations and disrupted service on six lines. According to the Belgian prosecutor's office, Reuters reported that no injuries had been reported during the incident at the Clemenceau station in central Brussels. According to people familiar with the inquiry, drugs may have had a role in the occurrence. The story is still evolving. For updates, please return.

Madrid Despite objections from employers' associations, Spanish ministers decided on Tuesday to implement one of the coalition government's major policies: reducing the legal working week to 37.5 hours without affecting salaries. Labor Minister Yolanda Diaz, the leader of the hard-left party Sumar, wrote an executive decree proposing the reduction from the existing 40 hours, which the cabinet accepted during its weekly meeting. Diaz told reporters, "This proposal is about living better, working less, and being much more productive and efficient economically." In parliament, where the center-left government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez lacks a clear majority and must balance the demands of multiple smaller parties to pass legislation, the bill still needs to be passed. The pr...

California (ARCADIA). Out of Brian Gardner's baseball bats, just one made it through the Eaton Fire. But he only required that. The 48-year-old Gardner picked up the bat and prepared to hit. He was informed to anticipate a heater. He laughed, "I call it a fastball, not a heater." One of my new trigger words is "heater." He and eight other guys had met up to play in a park in Arcadia on a Sunday afternoon with clear skies. Before the Eaton Fire tore through their neighborhood in Altadena three weeks prior, uprooting them all from their tight-knit community in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, they were performing a weekly routine for a few hours. Even Gardner's home bar, which contained over 1,000 bottles of whiskey, was burned to ashes. Additionally, he lost a Cadillac Eldora...