MORNING HEADLINES | Former GOP President Donald Trump played on fears of immigrants and economic worries to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at the polls Tuesday. His victory signaled the advent of isolationism, sweeping tariffs and score-settling, according to media analyses.
Meanwhile in Congress, Republicans will retake control of the U.S. Senate by a narrow majority, but vote-tallying for the U.S. House may take some time as Democrats have a chance to retake control of the lower chamber.
In Charleston County, voters appeared to send a solid “no” message to Charleston County Council on its request to extend a half-cent sales tax to raise billions for road and other projects, while Republican Carl Ritchie unseated incumbent Democratic incumbent Kristin Graziano for Charleston County sheriff. The Charleston County school board will also reshuffle as two incumbents lost their seats.
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CP NEWS: S.C. stays red in Statehouse, congressional battles. After a long and often bitter year of bruising partisan combat, South Carolinians mostly voted to stay the conservative course Tuesday, handing Republican candidates decisive victories in federal and state races up and down the ballot.
- CP NEWS: Charleston voters say “no” on half-penny sales tax.
- CP NEWS: School board to reshuffle, other early results
- RESULTS: See all S.C. results here
Public K-12 schools must remove seven books, but keep three classics, S.C. board says. Seven books must be removed from the library shelves and classrooms of South Carolina’s public schools, while three classics can stay, the state Board of Education decided Tuesday.
Netflix teen drama ‘Outer Banks’ to end with season five. It was announced Nov. 4 that the popular teen drama filmed in Charleston will end with its fifth season, just days before the Nov. 7 premiere of Season 4 Part 2 on Netflix.
WEATHER: Rafael strengthens to hurricane in the Caribbean. Forecasters are warning there’s more uncertainty than usual about where the storm could go once it’s in the Gulf of Mexico midweek. It’s possible Rafael, which had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph on Tuesday night, could impact the Gulf Coast this weekend or miss it entirely and drive into northeastern Mexico.
Famous pink mansion in Charleston on the market. A famous pastel-hued historic house on Charleston’s East Battery is on the market for $22.5 million — a potential Lowcountry record for a residential property.
USC forward Watkins’ charges dismissed. Suspended South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins has had the charges against her dismissed, according to online judicial records, after being charged with assault and kidnapping in August.
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