Tokyo Olympics Open With Muted, Strained Ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Opening saw a near empty arena and controlled fireworks as protesters and pandemic anxieties shadowed the event. IOC chief Bach urged unity while Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron, and Emperor Naruhito declared the Games open amid calls for hope and questions about sport’s resilience.
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National Stadium
Tokyo
IOC
Thomas Bach
Bach
Naomi Osaka
Japan
Mount Fuji
Czech Republic
Salt Lake City
Beijing
Sochi
Seiko Hashimoto
Naruhito
COVID-19 cases rise in South Carolina and Aiken County
The South Carolina Department of Health reports 1,212 state cases and 39 in Aiken County, first daily total over 1,000 in weeks, amid concerns over lower vaccination rates and the Delta variant. Only 32 percent of Aiken residents have at least one vaccine dose. 37 percent are fully vaccinated.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Carolyn Emanuel McClain
Rural Health Services
Aiken
Emanuel McClain
DHEC
Midlands
USC Aiken forms Center for Lifelong Learning after merger
USC Aiken launches the Center for Lifelong Learning from the merger of the Academy for Lifelong Learning and the McGrath Computer Learning Center. Wayne Rickman becomes president as the program offers lecture and hands on courses in opera history Windows 10 iPhones and home security. An open house August 17 in Room 134 will unveil the catalog.
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Academy For Lifelong Learning
McGrath Computer Learning Center
Center For Lifelong Learning
USC Aiken
Aiken
Paul Crook
Karen Edgington
Edgington
Bes
Wayne Rickman
Opera
Rickman
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