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On the table, at the moment, is the Penguin Classics edition of Dickens’ “Bleak House,” which I’ve always wanted to read.

To stop his takeover bid. the profit to pickens and his partners -- $89 million. it is no secret that youve made about a half a billion dollars through losing on your attempted takeovers. do you go into it anticipating that a loss is still gonna stand you very well? well, you never like to lose, but if you lose and make money, well, it makes it a little easier. i remember i was someplace and the guy got up and said, "i have a question." he said, "youre making a lot of money out of this," and i s...

Of the investment banking firm of drexel burnham lambert, inc., but this 40-year-old wall street whiz is said to be the most powerful financier in america. he brought respectability to low-rated junk bonds and then used the money to finance corporate raids and takeovers. without mike milken t. boone pickens couldnt have raided gulf, unocal, and phillips petroleum. pickens: the gulf deal was the first time i saw milken. he said, "if you really want to take over gulf, its gonna cost you $13 billio...

Even here, wall street is in charge. wall street being a parrot -- green, as in money. he reigns over an entry foyer that runs the entire length of the house, and at the end of that long foyer, we find this morning boone pickens. good morning, sir. how are you? good morning, harry. why dont we go ahead and head into the trophy room, if you dont mind? sure. nocera: t. boone pickens was a texas oilman who became the original corporate raider. he would buy a bunch of stock in the company, talk abou...

PICKENS — Pickens County Councilman Roy Costner III has been elected president to lead the South Carolina Association of Counties for 2023-24.

People from South Carolina with ties to the Hawaiian islands watch and worry as death toll climbs in Maui wildfires.

A second tornado has been confirmed in Pickens County, South Carolina, after a string of storms blew through the Upstate on Thursday, officials said.

The USGS reports an earthquake happened early Thursday in the Palmetto State.

Sheriff Tyree Jones and challenger Marshand Crisler take part in a special primetime "Conversation with the Candidate."

"It’s about a legacy that’s felt deeply and a story that is crying out to be told.”