Новости за 23.09.2016

Aamir Simms of Dyke, Va., announced a commitment to Clemson basketball on Thursday.

Aamir Simms of Dyke, Va., announced a commitment to Clemson basketball on Thursday.

When future historians debate why the United States did so little to stop the tragedy in Syria, they should dig up the speech President Barack Obama just gave at a United Nations summit on refugees.

Who’s to blame for the fact that November is just around the corner and Donald Trump is within shouting distance of electoral victory?

S.C. legislators want to hear what people have to say about the state’s retirement and pension system.

Concerns about racial profiling in our nation — and disproportionate police violence against minorities — are legitimate.

Several recent articles have focused on our area’s need for adequate supplies of water in the not too distant future. Here are a few ideas:

A Sept. 9 article reported on Marines at Parris Island being punished in relation to hazing. On Jan. 25, 1961, I started boot camp at Parris Island, and I remember it as the hardest time of my life.

Years ago Ashley Cooper would write about colorful Charleston personalities in his column called "Doing the Charleston."

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So goes one observation. The statement aptly describes the behavior of our U.S. House of Representatives.

Despite unfounded accusations against the Charlestowne Neighborhood Association in a Sept. 22 letter to the editor, CNA has long worked with other neighborhoods to protect the quality of life of all city residents.

Like Big Ben, Charleston County Council Chairman Elliott Summey predictably chimes in with yet another pathetic horse trade to pave the county in I-526 concrete. ("Local officials propose spending $150 million more to build part of I-526," Sept. 16)

SAN DIEGO — Remarkably, the lead actress and lead writer of "Pitch" have been asked by strangers whether the Fox TV series about the first woman in the major leagues is based on a true story.

LONDON — "The Great British Bake Off" is losing one of its main ingredients.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music awards shows love to mashup songs and artists together, but the Country Music Association took the mashup to a new level for their upcoming 50th anniversary.

TORONTO — The filmmaker Mira Nair was familiar with the regal grace of Lupita Nyong’o long before most.

CALLOWAY, Norman Lloyd, 68, of Charleston, widower of Muriel Cecile Calloway, died Sept. 16. Arrangements by The Palmetto Mortuary.

ARROYO, Dean, Summerville

Orange Street is one of the smallest streets South of Broad, a narrow stretch 530 feet long that runs past 18 historic properties.

Q: I own a Samsung Galaxy Note 7. I know it was recalled, but I hate to give up my phone. Is it really unsafe to use my new Note 7?

You’re paying a lot of money for your Internet connection, whether it’s a basic 1.5 megabits a second package or a top-tier 100+Mbps screamer. It only takes a few minutes to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence.

ATLANTA – A good many of the guys who stuffed Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense Thursday night are not grizzled veterans wise in defensive coordinator Brent Venables’ ways of obstruction.

ATLANTA — Clemson’s defense forced a three-and-out on Georgia Tech’s opening possession to launch an impressive night for Brent Venables’ crew, but it came at a price.