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mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

Senate honors Olympian Hidilyn Diaz

The Senate honored Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz on Wednesday with a resolution commending the honor she brought the country for winning the silver medal in the ongoing Olympic Games.

mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

Duterte links female lawmaker to illegal drugs

Without identifying the legislator, the President said the senator has an affair with a married driver and reportedly taken drug money for her campaign.

«Motoroids» (motoroids.com) 

2017 Range Rover Sport gets new engines options, adds upgraded tech

For 2017, the latest Range Rover Sport comes equipped with the Ingenium powertrain, upgraded infotainment system with connectivity and wifi capability, innovative new semi-autonomous driving connected technologies and greater scope for personalisation. At 2017 Model Year, Range Rover Sport will debut the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium diesel engine, manufactured at Jaguar Land Rover’s own engine plant in […]

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mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

Apple mulls R&D center in China

Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday that the US tech giant would step up its investments in China and be an active part in promoting the country’s smart manufacturing and Internet Plus strategy, which are designed to advance the use of the internet in traditional industries

«Motoroids» (motoroids.com) 

Nissan India opens a new dealership in Puducherry

Nissan India inaugurated its new dealership Vignesh Moteurx in Puducherry. The showroom occupies 4,000 square feet and is located at 10, East Coast Road, Paccamuddiyanpattu (near Kokkupark), Lawspet, Puducherry. The facility’s display area can hold up to six cars from the Nissan and Datsun product. Speaking on the occasion, Satinder Bajwa, Vice President, Sales, Network […]

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The Post and Courier 

Letter: Appreciate the police

Often our police are maligned and unappreciated for the difficult job they are called to do daily to help us. Their badges stand for not simply the alloy they are made of, but rather for what the people who wear them are made of.

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Letter: Follow the money

Hillary Clinton did her senior thesis (92 pages) at Wellesley College on Saul Alinsky by interviewing him personally. Alinsky offered her a job, and they were close friends until his death in 1972.

The Post and Courier 

Letter: Recovery mode

This may come as a surprise to many, especially the Second Amendment faithful, but Donald Trump never really wanted to be president, as evidenced by his continual self- sabotaging attempts at total destruction of his campaign.

The Post and Courier 

Letter: Taxing and traffic

The Aug. 11 editorial on the sales tax increase was wrong on the main point, right on one and omitted a major point.

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Letter: Small player, big potential

David Caraviello’s Aug. 14 article in the sports section on South Carolina Gamecocks running back A.J. Turner caught my eye and was good reading.

The Post and Courier 

Letter: Rising menace

An Aug. 13 article noted that South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis had to go to Antarctica and the Great Barrier Reef to be convinced that global warming is real. For those who continue to believe climate change is a liberal hoax, there is evidence closer to home. Simply do an online search using "South Florida sea level rise."

The Post and Courier 

Hillary's getting away with policy malpractice

Hillary Clinton has given another fine speech about the economy. It was supposed to lay out her plans to create jobs, boost growth and restore income equality, in response to Donald Trump’s economic address a few days earlier. Clinton’s only new idea, however, was an expansion to an existing child tax credit. Beyond that, there...

The Post and Courier 

Final insult: Trump is a bore

If he doesn’t ultimately win the election and shred our Constitution, the most annoying thing about Donald Trump may end up being this: He forced us to devote so much of our lives to a man who is, fundamentally, a bore.

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Stopping bridge jumpers

Two Air Force sergeants can’t forget their horror as they watched a man jump to his death from the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge a few weeks ago.

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Fleeing an unaffordable law

The Affordable Care Act’s title conveys a false promise. Its predictable failure to fulfill that pledge was re-confirmed by Tuesday’s news that Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer, will withdraw from 11 of the 15 states where it has been offering policies through the ACA.