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Columbia, South Carolina
Coverage of Columbia, South Carolina in the Nexus archive.
- Landmark civil rights case activist Rev. Dr. Simon Bouie dies
Rev. Dr. Simon Bouie, a civil rights activist whose challenge to segregation led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, has died. He was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter in Columbia, South Carolina, and his conviction was overturned by the court, which ruled that South Carolina violated constitutional due process protections. Bouie was 86 years old.
- Slow Data Center Hookups Offer US Power Grids Summer Relief
The slow hookups of data centers to the power grid may provide relief to the US power grids during summer. This slowdown can help reduce the strain on the power grid. The data center industry's growth is still expected to continue.