2 Amtrak workers killed, 116 hurt in South Carolina crash
By Meg Kinnard
Associated Press
CAYCE, S.C. — An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a freight train parked on a side track in South Carolina early Sunday, killing two Amtrak crew members and injuring more than 110 people, authorities…
Trump to pull nomination of top environmental adviser
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Judge rules attorney general candidate be kicked off ballot
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