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Built on backs of slaves: New mapping shows clearer picture of SC’s historic rice fields

YEMASSEE, S.C. — More than 236,000 acres of rice fields spanning 160 miles once covered coastal South Carolina, according to a recent mapping project that used modern tools to document the massive footprint of the Lowcountry’s antebellum rice culture.

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Commentary: Dobbs isn’t the first time the Supreme Court took away key rights

After the Dobbs decision ended federal protections for abortion, some high-profile responses suggested the ruling marked the first time the Supreme Court rescinded an established fundamental right.

Los Angeles Times

What would California do if Congress passed a national abortion ban?

WASHINGTON — What if Congress enacts a federal ban on abortion?

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Rebel LIV tour and golf’s civil war overshadowed everything at the Open

The schism in world golf is the all-consuming storyline, with all eyes now turning to Augusta and the 2023 Masters

The Guardian - UK

Travel for Two: Historic Southern resorts you may not have heard about

Fancy a romantic sojourn through the South? If you’re ready to sweeten your life with your sweetie with loads of Southern charm, scenery and history, then you’ll find myriad grand resorts dotted across the countryside from Tennessee and North Carolina and down to Alabama and Georgia and everywhere in between.

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Jan. 6 hearings: National civics lesson

What we heard from Jamie Raskin and Jason Van Tatenhove this week was crucial public education. Will it be enough?

Salon

The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

Political conflict over the Supreme Court’s direction is raging in the aftermath of two sweeping rulings in the court’s most recent term, one which expanded individual gun rights and the other which removed constitutional protection for abortion. Those rulings were the product of a conservative majority made more muscular and…

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Saudi LIV defectors 'face ban from all four majors' in 2023 as golf civil war escalates

Those who have chosen to move to the LIV Golf Series have been able to play in this year’s major tournaments, but they could well be banned from the four flagship events in 2023

Daily Mirror

Belchite, the open wound of Spain's civil war

Belchite (Spain) (AFP) - Like many Spanish villages, Belchite was devastated by Spain's 1936-39 Civil War.

AFP

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war and went on to become president, had been due to step down on Wednesday to appease a population angry over several tumultuous months of economic and political crisis.

Reuters

Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war

During his testimony before congressional investigators, former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove left little doubt about the intentions of the white nationalist militia group when its members stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Conversation

Trump sought to mount ‘armed revolution’, militia ex-spokesman says

Witness Jason van Tatenhove testifies at seventh public hearing, ‘This could have been the spark that started a new civil war’

The Guardian - US

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

Los Angeles Times

Ex-campaign chief texted ally Trump’s January 6 rhetoric ‘killed someone’

‘A sitting president asking for civil war,’ Brad Parscale told Katrina Pierson, a former campaign spokesperson

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Ex-Oath Keepers spokesperson: Jan. 6 could have been "spark that started ... Civil War"

"I do fear for this election cycle because who knows what that might bring."

The National (Scotland)

Tiger Woods aims heavy criticism at Greg Norman and players who have defected to the LIV Golf Series

TIGER WOODS came out fighting in golf’s civil war and aimed heavy criticism at Greg Norman and those players who have defected to the LIV Golf…

Daily Mirror

Sir Mo Farah's real family - who they are and who was the actual Mohamed Farah

Sir Mo Farah opens up during a BBC documentary - The Real Mo Farah - where the four-time Olympic gold medallist speaks about the 30-year secret he had been running away from

Daily Mirror

Saudi-backed LIV golf tour tipped for breakthrough in talks to end bitter civil war

EXCLUSIVE: The 150th Open Championship gets underway this week with controversial LIV golfers poised to participate in the event and according to one rebel player a truce may come soon

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Angola's José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa's longest-serving rulers, dies

Dos Santos died at 79 after a long illness. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer — but the wealth didn't reach the people.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to the country's long-running civil war and went on to become president, appears set to be forced from office following months of protests.

Reuters

Jose Eduardo dos Santos: won Angola's war and took the spoils

José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for nearly four decades, winning a brutal civil war and overseeing an oil-fuelled boom that did little to alleviate poverty, died on Friday. He was 79 years old.

The Conversation

Three reasons for hope that South Sudan can find peace after 11 years of strife

South Sudan’s nation building never really started. Two years into its hard-won independence, a civil war broke out in December 2013. This robbed the country of an opportunity to lay down its foundations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

After War, Syrians in Jordan Find Joy and Jobs in Dance

Singing joyfully to beating drums, Syrian refugees who fled brutal civil war perform traditional "Arada" dances in neighboring Jordan, honoring their home culture and earning extra income. Their performances, featuring traditional robes and whirling swords, have become increasingly popular in Jordan for marking festivities like weddings and parties. "They add…

AFP

After war, Syrians in Jordan find joy and jobs in dance

Amman (AFP) - Singing joyfully to beating drums, Syrian refugees who fled brutal civil war perform traditional "Arada" dances in neighbouring Jordan, honouring their home culture and earning extra income.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: After Roe v. Wade reversal, a new war between the states

WASHINGTON — The polarization of American politics, a trend that began long before Donald Trump ran for president, isn’t running out of steam. If anything, it’s accelerating.

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