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Adidas cancels sneaker
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Adidas canceled plans for a sneaker with a shackle-like ankle cuff Monday night after some critics said it too closely resembled a symbol of slavery. The JS Roundhouse Mid, a...
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Hastings wins Pritzker award
NEW YORK (AP) -- British historian Max Hastings has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor for military writing. Hastings, 66, has won the Pritzker Military Library's Literature Award. His 23 books...
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Ohio comedy promoter cited for 'crippled' quip
By LISA CORNWELL CINCINNATI -- A man who said he was charged with disorderly conduct after using the word "crippled" to promote a comedian with muscular dystrophy claims Cincinnati police violated his...
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Southern Baptists elect first black president
By TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS -- The Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect its first African-American president in one of its biggest steps yet to reconcile the 167-year-old denomination's...
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Obama security record leaves few holes
By DONNA CASSATA WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama's not-so-secret counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia, the killing of Osama bin Laden and strong hints of a cyber war...
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Drones at home raise fear of surveillance society
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thousands of drones patrolling U.S. skies? Predictions that multitudes of unmanned aircraft could be flying here within a decade are raising the specter of a...
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Epic clash nearing over tax boosts, spending cuts
ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A budget showdown for the ages could begin after this year's election and stretch well into 2013 - despite the threat that an impending half-trillion-dollar avalanche of...
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After prime minister dismissed, turmoil plagues Pakistan
By CHRIS BRUMMITT ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's top court dismissed the prime minister from office on Tuesday for failing to investigate the president for corruption, ushering in a new round of political...
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Southern Baptist Convention elects first black president
By TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS -- The Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect its first African-American president in one of its biggest steps yet to reconcile the 167-year-old denomination's...
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Mubarak on life support amid crisis in Egypt
Associated Press CAIRO -- Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was being kept alive by life support after the 84-year-old ousted leader suffered a stroke in prison Tuesday, officials said, deepening the country's...
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Lena Plush
Lena Plush AIKEN, S.C.– Funeral services for Ms. Lena Plush who died today at 830 Laurens St. will be announced by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home. Friends may call at her granddaughter’s residence, 425...
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Joe Lista
Joe Lista AIKEN – Mr. Joe Lista, 88, died Sunday, July 29, 2012. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC.
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Margie McDaniel Tice
Margie McDaniel Tice WEST COLUMBIA – Margie McDaniel Tice, 81, died Sunday, July 29, 2012. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 31, at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the...
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Hoppy jumps all the way to the AECs
By Ben Baugh Hoppy's moving on up. The off the track Thoroughbred gelding, whose incredible sojourn has seen him overcome great odds including recovering from a broken shoulder, has qualified for the...
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Panthers' Rivera adding more 3-4 looks on defense
By STEVE REED SPARTANBURG - Panthers coach Ron Rivera learned a long time ago from defensive mentor Buddy Ryan that you'd better be able to adjust to what an offense throws at you. That's why the...
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Team owner Penske will meet with Allmendinger
By CHRIS JENKINS INDIANAPOLIS - NASCAR team owner Roger Penske will meet with suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger this week to discuss his future with the team. Speaking to reporters at the...
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Graduate travels to Panama, teaches children art of dance
By Rob Novit After graduating from Brigham Young University in April, Aiken native Katie Smith wanted to try something different this summer. And did she ever find it, spending 10 days with an exchange...
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Hopelands Summer Concert Series continues with Aiken Big Band
Staff reports The Hopelands Summer Concert Series continues today with a performance from the Aiken Big Band. at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens and begin at 7 p.m.,...
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Suck in that tummy! You ain't no Olympian
By PAUL HAVEN LONDON - We've all been there before. Walking down the street or shopping for a shirt when we find ourselves chest-to-belt buckle with some impossibly tall, muscled platinum member of...
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Iran urges baby boom
ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its...
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