Tag: South
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81-year-old South Korean model falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough to be her grandchildren. Dressed in a beaded white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a…
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Birth control access fell in states with abortion bans. It’s different in South Carolina, one group says.
South Carolina’s most vulnerable women are asking for and getting birth control in record numbers — even in parts of the state without any doctors who specialize in women’s reproductive health, according to a new report. The findings — from New Morning, a nonprofit organization based in Columbia, South Carolina, that works to provide free…
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Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
SEOUL, South Korea — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. A single tear ran down his cheek. The 34-year-old felt like a newborn — he was about to meet his parents for the first time since…
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South Carolina restarts executions after 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections. Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While on trial, Owens killed a…
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Led by the South, clean energy sector added 150,000 jobs last year
Nearly 3.5 million people in the United States now work in the clean energy sector, according to a new report, with more than 1 million of those jobs in states across the South. The report, released Tuesday by the nonpartisan business group E2, found an uptick in employment in the clean energy industry in 2023,…