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Lady Jackets fall to Marvin Ridge at home
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Lady Jackets fall to Marvin Ridge at home

At The Hive on Tuesday night, Marvin Ridge defeated the Fort Mill Lady Jackets basketball team 51-58. Marvin Ridge's energetic offense and solid full court defense caused Fort Mill to lose the lead early in the third period after maintaining the lead through the first half. The visitors maintained a seven-point lead in the closing minutes of the game, but the score stayed tight. Fort Mill's season record drops to 5-5. They meet Catawba Ridge at home on Friday to start their area play. Images courtesy of Chris Coffee. Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified...
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Michael Vick hired as head coach at Norfolk State: Reports
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Michael Vick hired as head coach at Norfolk State: Reports

Several rumors on Tuesday stated that one of the NFL's most exciting quarterbacks, Michael Vick, will take over as Norfolk State University's next head coach. He will replace Dawson Odums, who was let go on November 26 following four seasons with a 15–31 record. Vick, 44, told The Virginian-Pilot this week that despite his lack of coaching experience, "I know how to lead and I know what it takes." Since 2017, he has worked for Fox Sports as an NFL commentator. Vick, who grew up in Newport News, Virginia, was a standout player at Virginia Tech. In 2000, he guided the Hokies to the BCS National Championship Game, where they lost to Florida State. The Atlanta Falcons selected him as the first overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft after he placed sixth for the Heisman Trophy that year. Vick spent...
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Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown

WASHINGTON—Just days before a crucial deadline to avoid a shutdown and following multiple delays, congressional leaders on Tuesday night unveiled the language of a short-term plan that would keep the federal government operating until March 14. The House and Senate are hoping to adjourn for the Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays, but funding expires at the end of Friday. In order to repair the devastation caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton in areas like Florida and western North Carolina, the 1,547-page package offers $100.4 billion for disaster relief assistance. President Joe Biden had asked Congress to do just that. A one-year extension of the farm bill, $10 billion in economic aid for farmers, and a clause reauthorizing a Department of Homeland Security program that permits...
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Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Congress releases short-term funding bill as deadline nears to avert a holiday shutdown

WASHINGTON—Just days before a crucial deadline to avoid a shutdown and following multiple delays, congressional leaders on Tuesday night unveiled the language of a short-term plan that would keep the federal government operating until March 14. The House and Senate are hoping to adjourn for the Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays, but funding expires at the end of Friday. In order to repair the devastation caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton in areas like Florida and western North Carolina, the package contains $100.4 billion for disaster relief assistance. President Joe Biden had asked Congress to do just that. A one-year extension of the farm bill, $10 billion in economic aid for farmers, and a clause reauthorizing a Department of Homeland Security program that permits governme...
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Biden says he supports a congressional stock trading ban
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Biden says he supports a congressional stock trading ban

Taking a stance on a topic that has been the focus of debate and proposed legislation in recent years, President Joe Biden stated in an interview that was partially published on Tuesday that he supports a ban on members of Congress trading stocks. "I don't know how lawmakers could trade stocks in good conscience while representing their states or districts," Biden said in an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.'s adviser Faiz Shakir on the progressive nonprofit news site More Perfect Union. Biden remarked, "I don't know how you look your constituents in the eye and know that the job they gave you paved the way for you to earn more money." Throughout his decades as a senator, Biden did not hold stock, Shakir pointed out in the interview. Biden made his first public statement on the mat...
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Rochester Business Owner Admits to Tax Evasion, Faces Prison Time
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Business

Rochester Business Owner Admits to Tax Evasion, Faces Prison Time

(WNY News Now) ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross said today that 72-year-old Victor, New York resident Scott Reeves, owner of Fussy Contracting Inc., has entered a guilty plea to tax evasion. A $250,000 fine and a maximum term of five years in prison are associated with the charge. From 2017 until 2022, Reeves' roofing company, also called Mr. Fussy, was based on Portland Avenue in Rochester.Even though Reeves made a lot of money during this time, he neglected to submit his personal and business income tax forms. As a result, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lost $248,394 in taxes. According to the prosecution, Fussy Contracting made $5,398,008.27 in gross receipts throughout the course of the six-year period. Reeves kept $1,538,215 after subtracting labor and material costs an...
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Philadelphia Man Admits to Four Contract Killings in 2018-2019: Justice Awaits
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Philadelphia Man Admits to Four Contract Killings in 2018-2019: Justice Awaits

(WNY News Now) A man from Philadelphia has admitted to committing four murders in 2018 and 2019 for pay. HARRISBURGOn Tuesday, 30-year-old Steven M. Williams entered a guilty plea to four murders he committed between 2018 and 2019 for cash. Attorney General Michelle Henry of Pennsylvania announced the statement, stressing the terrible consequences of Williams' actions. Attorney General Henry claimed that this defendant was a paid killer who ruthlessly took lives for money. We will be requesting that the court impose a term that guarantees the community's safety because the defendant is unquestionably a threat to society. Williams acknowledged his guilt on three charges of third-degree murder and murder conspiracy. Four victims were the focus of the murders, which took place in several Phi...
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Medication abortions may be more painful than women expect, study finds
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Medication abortions may be more painful than women expect, study finds

According to a research published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, many women are taken aback by the level of pain they endure during a medication abortion. Medication abortions, in which a woman takes two medications, frequently at home, to terminate a pregnancy, account for more than 60% of abortions performed in the US. According to the study, which polled women in the United Kingdom, many of them don't feel ready for the level of agony they would experience during the surgery. Although some women may feel taken aback by the information they received from medical professionals, pain does not indicate that the treatment is hazardous. Dr. Alyssa Colwill, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Me...
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NASA astronauts who flew on Boeing’s spaceship to remain in space even longer
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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NASA astronauts who flew on Boeing’s spaceship to remain in space even longer

NASA said Tuesday that the two astronauts who have been stranded on the ISS since their Boeing spacecraft malfunctioned in June will have to stay there even longer. To give additional time to finish processing a new SpaceX spaceship that will be used for the mission, NASA has rescheduled the next astronaut crew's flight to the ISS from February to no sooner than late March. Before leaving the station in a different SpaceX Dragon capsule, four crew members must wait for the next crew to arrive. Among them are NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who took off on the maiden test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was fraught with difficulties. With the additional time for the most recent delay, the two would have lived and worked in orbit for more than nine months, com...
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Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
18Dec By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

The Manhattan district attorney's office said on Tuesday that Luigi Mangionew been indicted on first-degree murder and other counts related to the ambush death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this month. The case against Mangione, 26, for Thompson's murder outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, is elevated by the indictment on first-murder degree in furtherance of terrorism. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Mangione is also charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is a killing in the act of terrorism; two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon; one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon; and one count of second-degree criminal possessio...
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