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A hiring sign hangs in front of a Kroger's grocery store in Hilton Head, S.C. South Carolina has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.

Politics & Government

South Carolina Hands Democrats A Challenge: Running In A Strong Job Market

9:51am February 29, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

South Carolina and other early states have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. That means presidential candidates are making some nuanced economic messages

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MAP: Which Countries Have CDC Travel Advisories Because Of Coronavirus

9:15am February 29, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued warnings for several countries because of the outbreak. Our map highlights the areas of concern.

Politics & Government

Election 2020 Heads To South Carolina

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Juana Summers

Voters in South Carolina will be at the polls for Saturday's primary.

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Politics & Government

The Next Site For Democrats' Ad War: North Carolina

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

As voters prepare to go to the polls on Super Tuesday, there's an ad war playing out in Charlotte, N.C.

Politics & Government

The Week In Politics: Pence To Oversee Coronavirus Response, S.C. Primary Begins

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Ron Elving

From the debate to the primaries — South Carolina and Super Tuesday — we give you the week's big political stories.

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National

'It's Got To Stop': Native Americans Say Crimes Against Them Are Not Taken Seriously

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Olivia Reingold

A new federal task force is looking at why Native American women disappear and are killed at rates far beyond whites. Activists welcome the attention but are skeptical that change will come.

New York's New Power Balance Leaves GOP Leaders Raising The Idea Of Secession

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Brian Mann

For the first time in state history, black Democratic politicians hold much of the power in Albany. Their agenda is sending shock waves through conservative white communities in upstate New York.

COVID-19 Latest: Global Markets React, More Cases Reported

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Richard Harris

The coronavirus that emerged in China late last year has now been detected in at least 56 nations. The rapid spread drove down stock markets.

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James McBride is also the author of The Color of Water and won the National Book Award for Fiction for The Good Lord Bird. He's shown above in Paris on Sept. 23, 2015.

Books
Arts

James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'

8:21am February 29, 2020

by Scott Simon

The National Book Award-winning author has a new novel called Deacon King Kong. It's set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969. "Time and place is really crucial to good storytelling," he says.

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An employee checking flags at the Indian National Flag Production Center in the southern state of Karnataka.

World News

Opinion: India's Religious Violence Doesn't Meet Its Founder's Vision

7:31am February 29, 2020

by Scott Simon

As India is facing major tensions over a new law Muslims say discriminates against them, NRP's Scott Simon notes the country's history of rich religious diversity.