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A proposal that would likely ban almost all abortions in South Carolina moved closer Tuesday to final approval.

Alcohol to your door? SC House panel OKs bill for permanent curbside, delivery sales Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 3—COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers this year will look at whether to permanently allow alcohol to be delivered curbside to a car or directly to a customers home — two proposals business owners and customers have called for during the COVID-19 pandemic. A House Judiciary panel passed both bills — H. 3575 and H. 3772 — Wednesday,...

Pandemic fueling a sharp rise in eating disorders, Bay Area experts say FacebookTwitterEmail Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, another harrowing surge is seeing steep increases: eating disorders. Over the past 10 months, eating disorders have increased dramatically nationwide, with the National Eating Disorders Association reporting a 78% increase to its helpline since March. Locally, too, clinicians and programs are seeing unprecedented spikes. At UCSF, the number of those hospitali...

December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! This column will not run next week. I wish everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous, and safe 2021! Here’s to a much better new year, when we all meet and reconnect in person. This week in Diamond Shavings: A family feud engulfs Swarovski. Amazon delays its annual hike in seller fees. Kelly Clarkson bought jewelry while blacked out. All below.         – Retail traffic stronger in some areas than in others. – How retailers are deali...

SC lawmakers will try again to pass hate crime bill with some newfound support Emily Bohatch, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Dec. 11—COLUMBIA, S.C. — With newfound support from the business community, South Carolina lawmakers will renew their push for passing hate crime legislation, which would add enhanced penalties for someone who commits a crime against someone based on their demographic information. This week, lawmakers filed several pieces of legislation related to hate cri...

Entire life. and it has been a tragedy. we have been forced to evacuate. theres been lots of flooding, people have lost their homes. my thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who are affected and particularly those families of those who have lost their lives. >> based on what you can see, representative, does your state have the resources it needs to deal with this human tragedy? >> yes. im very proud of our first responders. and the governor in how we have responded to this tragedy. we hav...