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Trump takes over small city in South Carolina show of force

His appearance was a shot across the bow in a critical primary state with two home-grown contenders.

Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks at Independence Day Spectacular in Pickens, South Carolina

Trump rally packs small city in South Carolina show of force

His appearance was a shot across the bow in a critical primary state with two home-grown contenders.

Trump looks forward to upcoming local visit, calling Pickens 'my area'

The Charleston Post and Courier launches a watchdog project to combat corruption and "news deserts" » Nieman Journalism Lab

Uncovered launched with an article that connects the dots for readers wondering what “news deserts” have to do with officials indulging in zip lines, glass-blowing lessons, first-class flights, luxury resorts, season tickets, golf, and wine ( a lot of wine) using taxpayer money: Corruption is flourishing in the rural corners of South Carolina as newspapers fold or shrink coverage amid a financially crippling pandemic. Seven of our state’s newspapers closed their doors in the past year, joining more than 60 that shuttered across the nation as the coronavirus strangled an industry already battered by shrinking revenue and draining job cuts. This only exacerbated a trend that has created so-called “news deserts” in hundreds of U.S. communities, depriving them of vital watchdogs of government and democracy.