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Lockheed Martin lands 10-year deal to build at least 850 F-35 jets. What to know thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Lockheed Martin lands 10-year deal to build at least 850 F-35 jets. What to know

The agreement promises 156 jets a year, billions in economic impact and a major self-funded investment from Lockheed — if Congress signs off

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Kansas mom died after a possible fall from bridge. Police point to one detail thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Kansas mom died after a possible fall from bridge. Police point to one detail

The mother of two may have fallen, police say. They’ve described a feature of the bridge that could make a fall possible.

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Does skin fasting work? Dermatologists explain what happens when you use fewer products in your routine thestate.com/living/article3…

Does skin fasting work? Dermatologists explain what happens when you use fewer products in your...

What happens when you strip your skincare routine back to the bare minimum?

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This SC eatery was Southern Living’s featured Restaurant of the Month thestate.com/living/food-dri…

This SC eatery was Southern Living’s featured Restaurant of the Month

Every month, Southern Living spotlights a standout restaurant from across the South. Recently, a restaurant in SC made the cut.

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Kimble, SC fugitive and FBI’s 10 most wanted Medicare fraudster, heads to prison thestate.com/news/local/crim…

Kimble, SC fugitive and FBI’s 10 most wanted Medicare fraudster, heads to prison

A major SC Medicare fraudster-fugitive who hid out in the Philippines before being deported to the U.S. in June was sentenced to prison Monday.

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Fed sends warning to American homeowners, cardholders thestate.com/news/business/a…

Fed sends warning to American homeowners, cardholders

A rate hike, a record-low pending home sales figure, and a Fed not done yet.

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Vote for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of Week: Oct. 26 poll thestate.com/sports/high-sch…

Vote for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of Week: Oct. 26 poll

You have until noon Friday to vote as many times as you want for your favorite player from the latest games.

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Latest RPI standings, projected HS football playoff matchups as SC regular season ends thestate.com/sports/high-sch…

Latest RPI standings, projected HS football playoff matchups as SC regular season ends

The last week of the high school football regular season is upon us.

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Appeals court denies Trump administration demand to set aside California ballots thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Appeals court denies Trump administration demand to set aside California ballots

The Trump administration constructed its own emergency in asking an appeals court to set aside 20,000 California ballots, a judge wrote.

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Lower Richland girls win Midlands league’s first flag football championship thestate.com/sports/high-sch…

Lower Richland girls win Midlands league’s first flag football championship

The Diamond Hornets earn a trip to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for South Carolina state championship.

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Are noncitizens voting illegally in California? What to know as federal dispute continues thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Are noncitizens voting illegally in California? What to know as federal dispute continues

Can the Trump administration force California to set aside 20,000 votes? Here’s what you need to know.

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What Makes Korean Botox Different and Why U.S. Dermatologists Are Paying Attention thestate.com/living/article3…

What Makes Korean Botox Different and Why U.S. Dermatologists Are Paying Attention

Letybo is Korea’s bestselling wrinkle injection and it just landed in American clinics. Here is what to know.

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The skincare products dermatologists suggest you to cut from your overloaded daily routine thestate.com/living/article3…

The skincare products dermatologists suggest you to cut from your overloaded daily routine

Dermatologists are calling out the skincare products you may be wasting money on—and what to use instead.

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Email signed ‘Love, Mom’ cited in fraud case against federal worker hired at Washington nuclear site thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Email signed ‘Love, Mom’ cited in fraud case against federal worker hired at Washington nuclear site

A federal employee was offered $30,000 to relocate for a job at a nuclear site. Prosecutors say the lease paperwork was fake.

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Masseter Botox: What Hannah Berner’s Experience Reveals About the Risks and How to Avoid Them thestate.com/living/article3…

Masseter Botox: What Hannah Berner’s Experience Reveals About the Risks and How to Avoid Them

Masseter Botox is one of 2026’s most searched procedures and Hannah Berner’s experience is a cautionary tale worth knowing.

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President Donald Trump to host a midterm election rally in Rock Hill this week thestate.com/news/politics-g…

President Donald Trump to host a midterm election rally in Rock Hill this week

Here’s what to know about Trump’s upcoming visit to the Charlotte metro this week.

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Donald Trump Slams 'Complete and Total Loser' Bill Maher In 1,323-Word Post thestate.com/entertainment/u…

Donald Trump Slams 'Complete and Total Loser' Bill Maher In 1,323-Word Post

Political commentator Bill Maher was criticized at length by President Donald Trump in a 1,323-word social media post.

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SC has one of the most competitive US rental markets, RentCafe says. Here’s where thestate.com/news/business/a…

SC has one of the most competitive US rental markets, RentCafe says. Here’s where

Competition is fierce in one of South Carolina’s rental markets, making it one of the most sought out in the nation.

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Trump-Epstein ties covered up, House Democrats allege; want special counsel thestate.com/news/nation-wor…

Trump-Epstein ties covered up, House Democrats allege; want special counsel

Donald Trump was “an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of young women in the mid-to-late 1990s,” according to the report.

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Taylor Swift’s fans say Seahawks’ message after beating Chiefs was distasteful thestate.com/entertainment/a…

Taylor Swift’s fans say Seahawks’ message after beating Chiefs was distasteful

“This wouldn’t be acceptable if she wasn’t Taylor Swift.”

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