Category: South Carolina

States Say No Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts, Drawing Republican Fire

The New York Times – Business:
State income taxes often reflect federal policies, but Washington, D.C. and some states have taken steps to keep the latest Republican changes out of their tax codes.
Neutrogena Recalls Makeup Wipes Over Bacterial Contamination Concerns

The recalled wipes were distributed in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Painful Things Can Heal’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
F.D.A. Warns of High Risk of Illness or Death in Update of Tomato Recall

The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.
A’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?

The marketability of A’ja Wilson offers a case study in race, fame and gender.
South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Project

The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.
John F. Kennedy Jr.’s 1990s-era Magazine Is Back, With a QAnon Twist

It is a reanimation story strange enough for a zombie movie, made possible by the fact that the original George trademark lapsed, only to be secured by a conservative lawyer.
5 More People Die From Listeria Linked to Boar’s Head Meats, C.D.C. Says

The nationwide outbreak that started in May has been connected to eight deaths. The C.D.C. is advising people not to eat any recalled products.
A Basket Maker Keeping Alive, and Reinventing, an Ancestral Craft

Mary Jackson, who is featured in museums like the Smithsonian, works in the fiber-arts tradition of the Gullah Geechee of coastal South Carolina.
Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels

Whether it’s by a lake or an ocean, or in a castle or a cottage, here are places where the water is never far.
Where Textile Mills Thrived, Remnants Battle for Survival

Apparel makers in the Carolinas say trade policy must change because of a boom in tariff-free shipments to U.S. consumers from foreign manufacturers.