Hacker News with Generative AI: South Carolina

Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes (apnews.com)
Reporter Jeffrey Collins witnessed a South Carolina man convicted of murder executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years.
Crime, Execution, South Carolina, Law Enforcement, Journalism
13 points by gfortaine 24 days ago | 22 comments
Choosing death penalty by firing squad because it's safer (pbs.org)
A South Carolina man was put to death by a firing squad Friday after being convicted of a 2001 double homicide.
Death Penalty, Crime, South Carolina
23 points by thund 26 days ago | 64 comments
SC governor declares state of emergency as wildfires prompt mass evacuations (nbcnews.com)
A mass of wildfires burning across South Carolina prompted Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency Sunday, as firefighters battled a series of blazes that have already consumed approximately 1,200 acres and impacted another 3,000.
Wildfires, South Carolina, Natural Disasters, Emergency Response
12 points by impish9208 31 days ago | 0 comments
South Carolina Gave Scout $1.3B, yet Taxpayers Can't Buy Its EVs in SC (carscoops.com)
Despite the state of South Carolina giving VW-owned Scout Motors $1.3 billion to build its $2 bn plant in Blythewood, 18 miles (29 km) north of Columbia, the state’s residents won’t be legally able to buy any of the vehicles built on its doorstep. Even the estimated 4,000 people filling the jobs Scout says it will create at the plant won’t be able to buy one.
Politics, Automotive Industry, South Carolina, Electric Vehicles
5 points by rntn 58 days ago | 2 comments
All the monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility recaptured (cnn.com)
Animals, Research, South Carolina
14 points by LinuxBender 67 days ago | 12 comments
40 monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina (news.sky.com)
Forty monkeys have escaped from a research facility in South Carolina.
Animals, Research, South Carolina
24 points by austinallegro 146 days ago | 17 comments
Police hunt 40 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility (nbcnews.com)
A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday night.
Animals, Research, South Carolina, News
6 points by quakeguy 147 days ago | 1 comments
Executions of the conceivably innocent are no better than human sacrifice (latimes.com)
The state of South Carolina on Friday strapped down Freddie Owens and injected him with a chemical that’s usually used to euthanize pets. In the days before the execution, a key witness against him admitted testifying falsely at trial to save himself, and said Owens had nothing to do with the 1999 murder for which he was convicted. But that didn’t matter. Owens, also known as Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, was put to death.
Capital Punishment, False Testimony, Justice System, South Carolina
23 points by YeGoblynQueenne 193 days ago | 29 comments
How South Carolina pepper farmer Ed Currie created two hottest peppers on Earth (foodandwine.com)
Food, Agriculture, Chili Peppers, South Carolina
6 points by bookofjoe 268 days ago | 0 comments
Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents are calling the police (apnews.com)
Animals, Noise Pollution, South Carolina, News
50 points by geox 344 days ago | 58 comments