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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has reached an agreement with College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey to become the Cardinals’ next men’s basketball coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. Kenny Payne, a first-time head coach, was fired by Louisville on March 13 after going 12-52 the last two seasons at his alma mater. It marked the worst two-year stretch in the storied program's history and capped its third consecutive losing season after missing the NCAA Tournament in 2021. But unlike Payne, Kelsey brings experience and a record of coaching success at Charleston and Winthrop. Kelsey previously worked as a Wake Forest assistant and Xavier associate head coach.

Persons: Pat Kelsey, Jeff Goodman, Kenny Payne, Kelsey, of Famer Rick Pitino, Josh Heird, Payne, Xavier, Baylor’s Scott Drew, Dusty May, Richard Pitino, Rick Pitino, Seton Hall’s Shaheen Holloway, Josh Schertz Organizations: —, College of Charleston, Cardinals, Associated Press, Louisville, of Famer, Charleston, Colonial Athletic Association, Cougars, CAA, Big South Conference, Wake Forest Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, — Louisville, Louisville, Winthrop, Florida, Michigan, Indiana

Throughout her career, the South Carolina-born daughter of Indian immigrants has generally called out acts of individual prejudice and the people responsible. But Haley, now a Republican presidential candidate, has avoided denouncing society or groups of people as racist. Haley, who was Trump's U.N. ambassador, has described facing prejudice in her upbringing in rural Bamberg. “My parents never wanted us to think we lived in a racist country,” Haley told reporters recently. When asked by reporters whether Trump's criticisms of her are racist, Haley has instead portrayed him as “desperate to stop our momentum," using any means necessary to attack his opponents.

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☆ Moms for Liberty leaders are behind a new charter school, which will have little government oversight even as taxpayers fund it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leaders of the conservative group Moms for Liberty are behind a new charter school in Charleston. AdvertisementSome leaders of Moms for Liberty, the conservative group that has pushed for "parental rights" in schools nationwide, are behind the opening of a new charter school. Tara Wood, the chair of Charleston's Moms for Liberty chapter and a member of the new charter school's board, told Business Insider in a statement that "Ashley River Classical Academy is not a Moms for Liberty school." "We are simply trying to protect our children from sexually explicit books," the group's Charleston chapter says on its website. Asked about the curriculum, Wood said: "What is so 'controversial' about the year our country was founded?"

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has elected its first Republican mayor since the Reconstruction Era. William Cogswell, formerly a Republican state lawmaker, defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg by about 2 percentage points in Tuesday's runoff, according to the South Carolina Election Commission. Political Cartoons View All 1262 ImagesCharleston last elected a Republican mayor in the 1870s, according to historical records from the city and other municipal areas. “We can confidently say that I’m going to be the next mayor,” Cogswell said Tuesday night, as final results came in. "When Mayor Cogswell succeeds, Charleston succeeds, and that's something we're all in favor of.”The City of Charleston has become the second reliably blue area in South Carolina — where Republicans dominate congressional and statewide politics — to choose a Republican mayor in recent years.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans. During a multi-day trip to West Virginia's capital this week, the 76-year-old expressed growing frustration with the polarized U.S. two-party system. He managed to win reelection in 2018 in one of former President Donald Trump's most loyal states as the last of his party to hold statewide office in now-deep red West Virginia. Still, Justice has a high approval rating in West Virginia, making him a formidable opponent for any candidate. Robert Rupp, a retired political history professor at West Virginia Wesleyan, called Manchin one of the most successful campaigners in recent state history because of his personal relationships with constituents.

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☆ South Carolina Democrat's House bid runs through US Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But his political fortunes may be in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court as he seeks election in a coastal House district that includes parts of Charleston. Black voters tend to favor Democratic candidates. In this case, the Republican-controlled state legislature was accused of racial gerrymandering to reduce the influence of Black voters. Clyburn's is the only one of South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts held by a Democrat. In another historical parallel, that district also was redrawn by 19th century legislators who sought to weaken the influence of Black voters.

Persons: Carolina Democrat Michael B, Moore, Nancy Mace, Ashley ., South Carolina Democrat Michael B, J, Miles Coleman, Mace, Jim Clyburn, Robert Smalls, Smalls, Robert, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: Carolina Democrat, International African American Museum, Republican, South Carolina Democrat, U.S . House, U.S, Supreme, Black, Democratic, voters, South, Democrat, University of Virginia's Center, Politics, Alabama Republicans, Democrats, Republicans, CONGRESSIONAL, African American Museum, Congress, Thomson Locations: Carolina, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina’s, Ashley, WASHINGTON, South, Charleston, United States, South Carolina, Louisiana , Georgia, New York, Carolina's, Clyburn's, Moore

☆ A real estate investor shares how he grew his income from $28,000 to over $1 million in just 4 years through a combination of rental properties, house flipping, private money lending, and passive synd
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He also successfully grew his real estate income from $28k in 2018 to well over $1 million in 2022. A "pivotal moment" for Rivers came after he began further immersing himself into Charleston's local real estate investing community by attending regular meetups and networking events. That's when he decided to become more actively involved through not only private money lending, but also home flipping and wholesaling. Scaling up with house flippingAround 2019, Rivers also began dabbling in house flipping, a strategy which makes up a huge chunk of his real estate investing income today. Focusing on passive investing through real estate syndicatesToday, Rivers also has an additional nearly $1 million invested across various syndicates.

☆ A real estate investor who built a $2.7 million portfolio in 4 years shares how he made over $180,000 from his biggest housing flip to date — and pinpoints the hidden costs to avoid when flipping home
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Real estate investor Dan Rivers, who owns a 16-unit portfolio worth $2.7 million, also flips homes. In addition to his rental income, Rivers also has another nearly $1 million invested with a number of different real estate syndicates. In fact, flipping homes has been a big part of Rivers' success in real estate investing. Getting started in flipping homesRivers first became interested in flipping homes in 2019, while working as a real estate agent. Luckily, Rivers' real estate commission cushioned the loss by a couple grand, bringing his total loss down to over $2,000.

☆ Facebook's Meta and Russian oligarch sued by massacre victim's family accusing them of 'radicalizing' the Charleston church shooter: lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A lawsuit named Facebook's Meta and a Russian oligarch and accused them of "radicalizing" a killer. The family of a state senator Dylann Roof killed in the 2015 Charleston massacre filed the suit. A judge sentenced Roof to death in 2017 after he shot and killed nine Black people. Prigozhin set up Wagner Group in 2014 – a Russian mercenary organization accused of committing war crimes and human rights abuses. The Russian billionaire, who reportedly confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, was once charged with interfering in US politics.

☆ Facebook's Meta and Russian oligarch are sued by massacre victim's family accusing them of 'radicalizing' the Charleston church massacre killer: lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Facebook's Meta and Russian oligarch named in a lawsuit accusing them of "radicalizing" a killer. The family of a state senator who was killed in the 2015 Charleston massacre filed on Wednesday. Clementa Pinckney who was killed during the 2015 massacre, and their daughter filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing Facebook and Yevgeny Prigozhin of exposing the killer to white supremacist propaganda, court papers show. Prigozhin set up Wagner Group in 2014 – a Russian mercenary organization accused of committing war crimes and human rights abuses. The Russian billionaire, who reportedly confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, was once charged with interfering in US politics.

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