Clemsonfest rescheduled because of weather
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CLEMSON -- Because of the threat of rain Wednesday night, Clemsonfest has been rescheduled to Saturday. The event now is set to run from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, still at the Clemson University Beach and Outdoor Recreation Area, formerly called the Y Beach. The cost is $10 per car load (excludes vans and buses). Live music will be performed by The Original Out of Towners. Fireworks ...
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Lake Hartwell water levels prompt gate opening
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The National Weather Service has issued an ongoing flood warning for areas around Lake Hartwell in Anderson County. More rain is expected to keep water levels at flood stage for at least the rest of this ...
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Pak SC Refuses To Accept Petition Against US Drone Strikes
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The Pakistan Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed against US drone attacks. The apex court said that the matter did not fall in its jurisdiction. The petition was filed by lawyer Saeed Khursheed Ahmed on June 24. The registrar office of the apex court returned the petition advising Ahmed to "approach the proper forum for redressal of his grievance." According to Dawn News, ...
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Pak SC Orders Presidential Election On July 30
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Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered for the presidential election to be held on July 30. The announcement comes after the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it would not give a new date for the polls. According to the Dawn News, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also instructed Director General (DG) of the election commission to carry out the court's order and to ...
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Pak SC Orders Presidential Election On July 30
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Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered for the presidential election to be held on July 30. The announcement comes after the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it would not give a new date for the polls. According to the Dawn News, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also instructed Director General (DG) of the election commission to carry out the court's order and to ...
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Setback For Srinivasan As SC Refuses To Stay HC Order On IPL Spot-fixing Scandal
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In a major setback for N. Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the BCCI's plea challenging the Bombay High Court order on the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing report. The apex court issued notice to the Cricket Association of Bihar. The next hearing in this case will take place on August 29. The Bombay High Court had on June 30 deemed BCCI's internal probe panel into ...
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Nikki Haley Set To Kick Off Re-election Campaign
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South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley is all set to kick off her re-election campaign with the help of some of the biggest names in the Republican Party, including fellow Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal. Born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, India, the youngest US governor will officially announce her campaign at a rally in Greenville Aug 26, ...
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Texas Businessman In Cocaine Ring Gets 8 Years
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A South Texas man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for using his furniture store and trucking company to smuggle drugs to Georgia and South Carolina.A federal judge in Corpus Christi on Tuesday sentenced Jose Francisco Serna of Mission. He pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiracy to possess with the intent to ...
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