Military families are hitting up food pantries as they brace for missed paychecks after President Donald Trump floated the possibility that some federal workers might not get paid during the government shutdown. read more
According to officials, "Taylor demanded that his Armor Bearers transport women from ministry houses, airports, and other locations to Taylor's location and ensured the women transported to Taylor took Plan B emergency contraceptives." read more
A school in Spartanburg County is at the epicenter of the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina, with two new cases confirmed, the Department of Public Health announced Oct. 7. The school, which the department has not publicly identified, is a common link to seven of the state's 10 confirmed cases... While it did not address the status of the two most recent cases, all of the previously reported cases were unvaccinated.
SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized. www.wistv.com
As of Wednesday, eight cases had been reported in that region of South Carolina. Five of them became sick within the past month and are part of a newly identified outbreak of measles ... Every case reported does involve a patient who was unvaccinated or did not have immunity from measles infections. read more
"Why the actual ---- would we buy Argentinian beef?"
We've been sourcing Argentinian beef for decades, and I believe it was Argentina and a few other countries that prevailed in a WTO case where now we have to de-specify Country Of Origin Labeling for beef and pork. (Edit. It was Canada and Mexico that sued and won.)
"On December 18, 2015, Congress repealed the COOL requirements for beef and pork and ground beef and pork in the enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act" www.congress.gov
No Republicans?
Must be a thread about the effects of Republican leadership.